Zimbabwe cricket star Sikandar Raza has climbed to the summit of the ICC Men’s T20I all-rounder rankings for the first time in his career, capping off a remarkable spell of form in the ongoing tri-series with Sri Lanka and Pakistan.
Raza’s latest performance — a quick 37 and four tight overs against Sri Lanka — helped him leapfrog Pakistan’s Saim Ayub to claim the No.1 ranking. The 39-year-old has been a consistent force in the format, sitting inside the top 10 since the 2022 T20 World Cup.
His rise comes just months after he was crowned the world’s top ODI all-rounder in September. He now sits second in that format.
Raza’s T20I exploits have included one of the joint-second fastest centuries in men’s T20Is, further cementing his status as one of Zimbabwe’s most influential cricketers.
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On the ODI charts, India’s Rohit Sharma has returned to the No.1 spot for batters, overtaking New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell, who dropped points after missing the final two matches of the West Indies series.
Pakistan enjoyed several gains, with Mohammad Nawaz moving to seventh among T20I all-rounders and Sahibzada Farhan jumping eight places to fourth on the T20I batting list. Former captain Babar Azam also rose five spots to 29th.
New Zealand saw mixed fortunes: Mitchell slipped in the ODI rankings, but Rachin Ravindra and Devon Conway climbed to 12th and 31st, respectively. West Indies captain Shai Hope also made progress, rising to eighth after an unbeaten century.
In the Test arena, Australia’s Travis Head surged four places to sixth after a match-winning knock against England, while veteran fast bowler Mitchell Starc moved into fifth among Test bowlers — a new career high. Bangladesh players also made notable advances following their victory over Ireland.
England’s Ben Stokes climbed to second on the Test all-rounder rankings, behind India’s Ravindra Jadeja, with Starc also breaking into the top five.
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