Marcus Stoinis of Australia has surpassed Mohammad Nabi of Afghanistan to become the top all-rounder in the most recent ICC Twenty20 rankings. Stoinis helped Australia reach the Super Eights of the Twenty20 World Cup by taking six wickets and contributing significantly with the bat.
Nabi fell three spots in the rankings, while Stoinis rose to become the best all-around player. Veteran Shakib Al Hasan of Bangladesh and skipper Wanindu Hasaranga of Sri Lanka both rose to the positions of second and third, respectively.
The West Indies bowler, Akeal Hosein, a left-arm spinner, jumped six spots to second position on the bowlers’ list, behind only Adil Rashid of England. Meanwhile, his colleague Gudakesh Motie jumped sixteen places to thirteenth, and Alzarri Joseph advanced six spots to eleventh.
As in the longer format, India’s Suryakumar Yadav was still the best batter in the rankings. In the second, third, and fourth positions, respectively, Phil Salt, Babar Azam, and Mohammad Rizwan stayed put.
Travis Head, an opener from Australia, climbed five spots to fifth, while Nicholas Pooran, a wicketkeeper-batsman from the West Indies, jumped eight spots to eleventh. Sherfane Rutherford of the West Indies also made a massive jump, moving up the ranks to 42nd place.
