Abrar Ahmed Becomes World No. 1 T20I Bowler

Pakistan’s Abrar Ahmed has risen to the top of the ICC T20I bowling rankings, overtaking Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan to become the world’s No. 1 ranked T20I bowler for the first time.

According to the latest ICC rankings, Abrar moved into the top position with a one-point lead over Rashid Khan, who is now ranked second.

Abrar has become the fifth Pakistani bowler to reach the No. 1 position in the T20I rankings. He joins Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal, Imad Wasim and Shahid Afridi among Pakistan’s bowlers who have previously topped the rankings.

Pakistan’s Mohammad Nawaz has retained eighth place among T20I bowlers.

In the batting rankings, Pakistan’s Sahibzada Farhan remains in third position, while England captain Harry Brook has climbed to a career-best fourth place among T20I batters.

Brook continues to hold the No. 1 position in the Test batting rankings.