Thu Feb 06 08:00:00 UTC 2025: ## Abhishek Sharma Rockets to No. 2 in ICC T20I Batting Rankings
**NEW DELHI** – Abhishek Sharma’s explosive batting performance in the recently concluded India vs. England T20I series has propelled him to a remarkable second position in the latest ICC T20I batting rankings. The aggressive batsman jumped a staggering 38 places, moving from 40th to second, accumulating 829 rating points. His exceptional series saw him score 279 runs at an average of 55.80, culminating in a breathtaking 135-run innings off just 54 balls in the fifth T20I, which included seven fours and thirteen sixes. He trails only Australia’s Travis Head (855 points) for the top spot.
India now boasts three batsmen in the top 10: Tilak Varma (803 points) at third and captain Suryakumar Yadav (738 points) at fifth, both dropping one position each. England’s Phil Salt (798 points) sits at fourth, while Jos Buttler (729 points) and Babar Azam (712 points) occupy the sixth and seventh spots, respectively. India’s Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dube also saw significant gains, climbing 5 and 38 places, respectively.
In the bowling rankings, India’s Varun Chakravarthy is on the verge of the top spot, rising three places to a joint second position with 705 rating points. His outstanding performance in the England series, where he claimed a series-high 14 wickets and was awarded Player of the Series, pushed him up the rankings. He is tied with England’s Adil Rashid (705 points), who has dropped from the number one spot after taking only 5 wickets in the series. West Indies’ Akil Hossain remains at the top with 707 points. Ravi Bishnoi also climbed four places to sixth after his 5-wicket haul against England. Arshdeep Singh holds the ninth position with 652 points.
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