This collage exhibits Pakistani all-rounder Saim Ayub (left) and Indian cricketer Hardiik pandiya. — ACC/AFP
Pakistan’s Saim Ayub has climbed to the highest of the ICC T20 Worldwide all-rounder rankings, marking a significant milestone in his profession.
Regardless of a latest dip in batting kind, Ayub’s efficiency with the ball has lifted him to the primary place.
The 22-year-old opening batter overtook India’s Hardik Pandya, who has dropped to second place. Afghanistan’s Mohammad Nabi retained third spot with 231 ranking factors.
Amongst different Pakistani gamers, Mohammad Nawaz climbed 4 spots to thirteenth with 166 factors, alongside Faheem Ashraf, who additionally moved up 4 locations to thirty fifth with 100 factors.
Tempo-bowling all-rounder Shaheen Afridi made vital progress, leaping 15 spots to 56th.
Nevertheless, not all motion was upward for Pakistan. Shadab Khan dropped one place to thirty sixth, captain Salman Agha slipped to 72nd, Abbas Afridi fell three locations to 79th, and Iftikhar Ahmed went down two spots to 92nd.
This achievement marks a significant increase for Saim Ayub, who continues to determine himself as certainly one of Pakistan’s most versatile T20 gamers.
For the unversed, the 23-year-old claimed eight wickets in seven matches at an economic system charge of 6.40 within the just lately concluded ACC Males’s T20 Asia Cup 2025.
Within the newest ICC T20I batters’ rankings, Pakistan opener Sahibzada Farhan jumped 11 locations to safe the thirteenth spot with 658 factors, following his excellent batting show within the Asia Cup, the place he proved to be a key contributor for his aspect.
Fakhar Zaman climbed six locations to succeed in sixtieth, whereas skipper Salman Ali Agha moved up two spots to 62nd. Wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Haris additionally made vital progress, rising 11 locations to 79th with 431 factors.
In the meantime, the star pair of Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan, who’ve been out of Pakistan’s T20I plans since 2024, slipped down the rankings. Babar dropped two locations to thirty seventh and Rizwan three locations to forty first.
Saim Ayub and Hasan Nawaz additionally misplaced floor, each falling three locations to 57th and 61st, respectively.
On the high, India’s Abhishek Sharma continues to carry the No.1 T20I batter rating, adopted by England’s Phil Salt in second and India’s Tilak Varma in third.
Within the ICC T20I bowlers’ rankings, pacer Shaheen Afridi climbed 12 spots to succeed in thirteenth place, equalling India’s Axar Patel with 635 factors.
Mohammad Nawaz additionally moved up 5 locations to forty first, whereas Saim Ayub made a exceptional leap of 51 spots to 58th with 482 factors.
Pacer Faheem Ashraf additionally surged 26 locations to 93rd with 418 factors.
Nevertheless, the rankings additionally noticed some setbacks. Spinner Abrar Ahmed slipped three locations to seventh, whereas Sufiyan Muqeem additionally dropped three spots to seventeenth with 624 factors.
Pacer Haris Rauf fell 5 locations to thirty third with 548 factors, and Abbas Afridi dropped six spots to fiftieth.
In the meantime, India’s Varun Chakaravarthy continues to steer because the No. 1 T20I bowler, adopted by New Zealand’s Jacob Duffy in second and Australia’s Adam Zampa in third.
