Thursday, September 24

Abrar Ahmed Becomes No. 1 T20I Bowler in Latest ICC Rankings

Abrar Ahmed Becomes No. 1 T20I Bowler in Latest ICC Rankings

Dubai, 23 September, 2026 (Kamran Raja): Pakistan spinner Abrar Ahmed has climbed to the top of the latest ICC T20I bowling rankings, while several other Pakistani players have also improved their positions. Abrar Ahmed leads the bowling rankings with 736 rating points, replacing Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan, who has slipped to second place, while Australia’s Adam Zampa has moved up to third. Among Pakistan’s other bowlers, Mohammad Nawaz remains eighth with 658 points, while Salman Mirza has dropped one place to 18th with 636 points. Shaheen Afridi has also fallen one position to 33rd with 602 points. Usman Tariq has made notable progress, rising two places to 57th with 524 points, while Sufiyan Muqeem has moved up one place to 63rd with 510 points. Saim Ayub has climbed to 71st with 492 points, Shadab Khan remains 77th with 485 points, and Haris Rauf has risen two places to 86th with 448 points. In the T20I batting rankings, Pakistan opener Sahibzada Farhan has retained third position with 848 rating points, behind India’s Ishan Kishan and Abhishek Sharma. Saim Ayub has improved two places to 39th with 560 points, while former Pakistan white-ball captain Babar Azam has moved up two places to 41st with 555 points. T20I captain Salman Ali Agha remains 45th with 547 points, while Fakhar Zaman has retained 72nd position with 481 points.