ICC T20 Rankings: Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan has overtaken Australia seamer Josh Hazlewood and re-claimed his place as the No.1 T20I bowler in the world following the latest update to the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s Player Rankings on Wednesday. Rashid earns top billing on the back of his strong start to the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup for Afghanistan, where he bowled superbly during his side’s opening match against England in Perth. Follow ICC T20 Rankings live updates with InsideSport.IN
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ICC T20 Rankings: Rashid Khan overtakes Josh Hazlewood for World No 1 T20 bowler, Bhuvneshwar Kumar only Indian in Top 10, Check Full Rankings
Rashid took the key wicket of young gun Harry Brook and finished with tidy figures of 1/17 from his four overs as Afghanistan commenced their T20 World Cup campaign with a five-wicket loss to England.
Hazlewood has three wickets from two matches so far for Australia, but the 31-year-old has been uncharacteristically expensive during spells against New Zealand and Sri Lanka at the tournament.
Sri Lanka spinner Wanindu Hasaranga drops three places to sixth on the latest list for T20I bowlers, while England seamer Sam Curran moves up an eye-catching eight spots to eighth overall following his record-breaking five-wicket haul against Afghanistan.
Curran picked up England’s first ever five-wicket haul at a T20 World Cup and ended the match with brilliant figures of 5/10 to rise to a career high rating of 657 points. Just 55 rating points separates the top 10 bowlers on the latest rankings update, with India veteran Bhuvneshwar Kumar another new name slipping into contention following an impressive performance against Pakistan on Sunday.
ICC T20 Rankings: Rashid Khan overtakes Josh Hazlewood for World No 1 T20 bowler, Bhuvneshwar Kumar only Indian in Top 10, Check Full Rankings
The veteran seamer picked up the tidy figures of 1/22 from his four overs against Pakistan and has been rewarded with a two-spot jump to 10th on the updated rankings list.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan remains the top ranked all-rounder following the latest update to the rankings, with Afghanistan counterpart Mohammad Nabi staying in second and just 14 rating points behind.
India dynamo Hardik Pandya is the big mover, with the 29-year-old rising three places to third overall on the list for all-rounders following his impressive start to the T20 World Cup. Pandya picked up three valuable wickets against Pakistan and then combined well with Kohli to score a valuable 40 during India’s thrilling run chase.
ICC T20 Rankings: Rashid Khan overtakes Josh Hazlewood for World No 1 T20 bowler, Bhuvneshwar Kumar only Indian in Top 10, Check Full Rankings
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