Varun Chakaravarthy becomes highest-rated Indian T20I bowler of all-time:Records career-best 818 ratings; Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli remain 1 2 in ODI rankings

Varun Chakaravarthy has scripted history, becoming the highest-rated Indian bowler in men’s T20I history, as per a latest ICC update on Wednesday, 17 December. The Indian spinner has gained a whopping 818 rating points, which is the highest by any Indian bowler. With this, he increases his lead at the top of the ICC rankings for bowlers in men’s T20Is. The 34-year-old had become the No. 1-ranked bowler in T20Is in September this year. He has been in very good form in the shortest format of the game. Varun recently became the second-fastest Indian bowler to get 50 wickets in men’s T20Is, with a two-wicket haul against South Africa in the third T20I. Pakistan’s Umar Gul remains the highest-rated bowler in men’s T20Is, with 865 rating points. Also read: Surya, Shubman Gambhir watch ‘Dhurandhar’ in Lucknow:Team India reached Phoenix Palassio Mall at night; to practice at Ekana this evening
Varun Chakaravarthy T20I stats Varun, so far, has featured in 32 T20Is, taking 51 wickets with best figures of 5/17. He had made his debut in T20Is in 2021, in a match against Sri Lanka. The spinner has been the highest wicket-taker in the ongoing T20I series against South Africa. After three matches, he sits at the top with six wickets to his name. Also read: WATCH | Virat Kohli, Anushka Sharma visit Premanand Ji Maharaj:’Consider your work as service towards god’, Maharaj tells visibly emotional Virushka Arshdeep Singh, Tilak Verma gain big in latest ICC rankings update Apart from Varun, Arshdeep Singh and Tilak Verma have also gained big in the recent ICC update for T20I rankings. Arshdeep has moved up four places to reach the 16th spot in the rankings. Tilak, on the other hand, has moved to the fourth place in the rankings for batters. Abhishek Sharma continues to be the No. 1-ranked T20I batter.
Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli dominate ODI batting rankings Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, meanwhile, continue to dominate the ODI batting rankings. Rohit holds the top spot after his brilliant performance in the ODI series against Australia. Virat, on the other hand, had moved to the second place after hitting two centuries against South Africa.