Sikandar Raja returns to the top of the all-rounders, debuts at number one in batting

Sikandar Raja returns to the top of the all-rounders, debuts at number one in batting

Captain Sikandar Raja has been rewarded for leading Zimbabwe to the Super Eights in the T20 World Cup. He has once again taken the top spot in the ICC's weekly updated rankings for T20 all-rounders.

Raja played an innings of 45 runs in Zimbabwe's win against Sri Lanka in the group stage. He then scored 27 runs against the West Indies. With his consistent performance, he has moved up to the top spot, pushing Pakistan's Saim Ayub to second.

Sikandar Raja - 294 rating points

Saim Ayub - 281 rating points

The top positions have changed hands between these two cricketers several times in recent times. India's Shivam Dubey has moved up two places to seventh. Afghanistan's Mohammad Nabi has moved up three places to eighth.

Despite not getting a big innings in the T20 World Cup, India's Abhishek Sharma has retained the top spot in the batsmen's rankings. After being dismissed for zero in all three matches in the group stage, he scored 15 runs against the South African national cricket team in the Super Eights.

Still, he is at the top of the list with 815 rating points. His gap with England's Phil Salt in second place is 61 points.

Pakistan's Sahibzada Farhan has moved up two places to number three. India's Ishan Kishan has moved up three places to number five. South Africa's Devald Brevis has moved up 10 places to number nine.

Captain Harry Brook, who led England to victory in the Super Eights against Pakistan, has moved up 10 places to number 18.

Indian spinner Varun Chakraborty has retained the top spot in the T20 bowlers' rankings.

South African pacer Corbin Bosch has moved up 21 places to number three with 7 wickets in 4 matches. West Indies' Matthew Ford has moved up 23 places to seventh.

Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah has moved up 7 places to eighth. West Indies spinner Gudakesh Moti has moved up 17 places to joint 21st.

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