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Varun Chakravarthy jumps 25 spots on T20I bowling rankings to storm into top 5

Varun Chakravarthy jumps 25 spots on T20I bowling rankings to storm into top 5

Varun Chakravarthy has jumped to the 5th spot in the rankings for T20I bowlers following his 10-wicket haul from three T20Is vs ENG

India cricket team’s Varun Chakravarthy has jumped 25 spots on men’s T20I bowling rankings to settle on the 5th spot. The Tamil Nadu spinner’s meteoric rise stems from his phenomenal performances in the ongoing IND vs ENG T20I series. Meanwhile, England Adil Rashid has become the number 1 T20I bowler following his success in the 3rd T20I in Rajkot.

Varun Chakravarthy’s meteoric rise in T20I bowling rankings

Varun has taken 5 wickets from 3 T20Is so far in the series against England, emerging as India’s best bowler in the series. With spells of 3/23, 2/38 and 5/24, Chakravarthy has troubled the England batters so far and they seem to have no answers yet for the mystery spinner. He was named the Player of the Match (POTM) in the 1st and 3rd T20I. Varun’s five-wicket haul in Rajkot propelled him to the 5th position in the rankings.

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With his five-wicket haul in Rajkot, Varun joined Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Kuldeep Yadav to become the third Indian bowler to bag a fifer in T20Is. The TN spinner has been in red-hot form in the domestic circuit and it has spilt over to the international arena as well. Since the Vijay Hazare Trophy in 2023, Chakravarthy has gone on to take 27 T20I wickets, averaging 10.96.

Indian Bowlers Picking 10 or More Wickets in a T20I Series

PlayerOpponentYear
Varun ChakravarthySouth Africa (SA)2024
Varun ChakravarthyEngland (ENG)*2025

Tilak Varma becomes no.2 ranked T20I batter

Tilak Varma has become the new number 2 ranked T20I batter following his innings in Chennai. With scores of 19*, 72* and 18 against England, the Hyderabad batter is surely a star to watch out for in the shortest format of the game. He could go on to beat Babar Azam to become the youngest ever no.1 ranked batter in the shortest format of the game if he manages to go past Travis Head with his performances in the remainder of the games in the England series.

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