Indian Players Rise in Latest ICC T20I Rankings After Afghanistan Series
Indian cricketers have improved their positions in the latest ICC T20I rankings following strong performances against Afghanistan. Varun Chakravarthy rose to fifth, Jasprit Bumrah entered the top 10 at tenth, Arshdeep Singh moved up to 14th, and Axar Patel reached 27th in bowling rankings. Batter Abhishek Sharma advanced to second place, surpassing Pakistan's Sahibzada Farhan, while Ishan Kishan remains first. Bumrah dropped one place to fourth in Test rankings, overtaken by England's Ollie Robinson. Afghanistan's Azmatullah Omarzai also made notable progress in all-rounder rankings.
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thetribune broke this story on 16 Sept, 09:07 am. Other outlets followed.