Sikandar Raza back on top of all-rounder rankings

Sikandar Raza, the man who has emerged as Zimbabwe's saviour, has led his team to the Super Eight stage of the ongoing T20 World Cup. His rewards have come swiftly, as he has reclaimed the top spot in the ICC's weekly updated rankings for T20 all-rounders.

During the group stage of the ongoing T20 World Cup, Raza played a crucial 45-run innings in Zimbabwe's victory over Sri Lanka and followed it with a knock of 27 runs against the West Indies.

Raza has climbed to the summit, pushing Pakistan's Saim Ayub to second place. Raza now boasts a rating of 294, while Saim Ayub has 281 points. The top spot among all-rounders has changed hands multiple times between these two players recently.

India's Shivam Dube has jumped two places to seventh, while Afghanistan's Mohammad Nabi has advanced three spots to eighth.

India's opener Abhishek Sharma has not managed a substantial innings in the T20 World Cup so far. He registered ducks in all three group stage matches and was dismissed for 15 against South Africa in the Super Eight. Despite his poor run, Abhishek remains at the top of the batting rankings in this format. With 815 rating points, he enjoys a 61-point lead over England's Phil Salt, who is in second place.

Pakistan's opener Sahibzada Farhan, the highest run-scorer in the T20 World Cup so far, has moved up two places to third. India's Ishan Kishan has climbed three spots to fifth, while South Africa's Dewald Brevis has jumped ten places to ninth. England captain Harry Brook, who scored a match-winning century against Pakistan in the Super Eight yesterday, has surged ten places to 18th position.

Among T20 bowlers, India's spinner Varun Chakravarthy continues to hold the top spot. South African pacer Corbin Bosch, who has taken seven wickets in four matches, has made an impressive leap of 21 places to third. West Indies pacer Matthew Forde has jumped 23 places to seventh, while India's pacer Jasprit Bumrah has advanced seven spots to eighth.