The Indian cricket team is not currently active on the field, but their players remain in the headlines due to the ICC rankings. Recently, the b position of Indian players in the T20 rankings has been observed.
Sports News: The ICC has recently released the latest rankings for T20 International cricket, which shows several significant changes in player ratings and rankings. This time, Indian cricket team players Tilak Varma and Phil Salt have particularly benefited, while Australian opener Travis Head has faced a major drop.
Tilak Varma Benefits Without Playing
The biggest surprise in the T20 rankings is that Tilak Varma has secured the second position without playing a recent match. Tilak's new rating is 804. This jump has pushed Travis Head straight down to number four. This change indicates that Head's performance in recent matches has been affected, while Varma's consistency and past match ratings are benefiting him.
Abhishek Sharma remains at number one with a rating of 829. England's batsman Phil Salt has now captured the third position, with a rating of 791. Australian opener Travis Head has suffered a significant loss in the T20 rankings this time. After a drop of two places, he is now at number four. Head's rating has decreased to 782. This loss is mainly a result of his poor performance in the T20 International series played against South Africa.
Tim David's Impressive Leap
New Zealand batsman Tim David has made the biggest leap in this ranking update. He has moved straight to number ten. His rating is now 680. Due to this performance, Indian young batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal has dropped out of the top 10. Jaiswal is now at number 11, his rating has decreased to 673. According to this ranking:
- Jos Buttler is still at number five, rating 772.
- Suryakumar Yadav number six, rating 739.
- Sri Lanka's Pathum Nissanka number seven, rating 736.
- New Zealand's Tim Seifert number eight, rating 725.
- Josh Inglis number nine.
- Tim David number ten, rating 680.
Thus, Tim David's entry and Tilak Varma's benefit are the most talked about in this ranking. At the same time, the position of Travis Head and Yashasvi Jaiswal shows that consistent performance can bring stability in international rankings.
