Sharma Reclaims T20I Top Spot as Jansen Leads Two Test Lists

Abhishek Sharma returned to the top of the men’s T20I batting rankings, while Marco Jansen rose to No. 1 in both the Test bowling and all-rounder lists in the latest ICC update. The rankings also placed South Africa captain Temba Bavuma second among Test batters, behind England’s Harry Brook. Sharma’s rise followed his 113 off 38 balls in the third T20I against New Zealand in Wellington. India won the match by six wickets. The innings moved Sharma ahead of teammate Ishan Kishan, who fell to third, with Pakistan’s Sahibzada Farhan ranked second. One report put Sharma on 897 rating points, Farhan on 883 and Kishan on 866. Kishan had held the top spot for four months after taking it from Sharma. He missed the second and third matches of the five-game series because of injury, according to one report. India captain Shreyas Iyer dropped five places to ninth in the T20I batting rankings, with 758 points. Jansen’s rankings gains came after South Africa beat Australia by an innings and 31 runs in the second Test at Gqeberha, levelling the series. The South African all-rounder scored 85 and took five wickets for 33 runs in Australia’s first innings, then claimed one for 34 in the...