Australian all-rounder Marcus Stoinis has achieved a great feat thanks to his recent performances in T20I cricket with both bat and ball. He has become the ICC’s new No. 1 all-rounder in the shortest format of the game.
Marcus Stoinis overtook Mohammad Nabi to take the top spot in the ICC rankings for all-rounders. The all-rounder, thanks to his magnificent performances in the league phase of the ICC T20 World 2024, bagged the first position. It has been one of the main reasons why Australia made it to the Super 8 stage.
Marcus Stoinis returned with figures of 2/9 in the match against Namibia and then produced a magnificent effort with the bat in Australia’s final league match against Scotland. The batsman scored 59 runs off 29 balls to lead Australia to victory when they were reeling at 60/3 in the ninth over.
Marcus Stoinis in the ongoing T20 World Cup scored 156 runs in 4 innings at an average of 78. He is the third highest run-getter in the tournament. He is also at the top of the rankings with the ball, as he has contributed in crucial moments for his team in the tournament.
Apart from Marcus Stoinis, Sri Lanka captain and Bangladesh star Shakib Al Hasan also made substantial progress and secured second and third place. Mohammad Nabi, who was in first place, dropped in the rankings, but was still very close to fourth place.
In terms of bowler rankings, West Indies spinner Akeal Hosein, who has been nothing short of exceptional in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024, also managed a huge rise in the ICC rankings for bowlers. bowling. He moved up six places to occupy second place and is behind Adil Rashid, who occupies the first place in the rankings.
Akeal Hosein has been one of the bright lights for the West Indies in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024. The left-arm spinner picked 9 wickets in the 4 games he played in the league stage and is sitting at the top of the leading wicket. catcher charts, as he has picked up wickets at an average of around 7.
Suryakumar Yadav, Phil Salt, Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan take first place
In terms of batting, Suryakumar Yadav, Phil Salt, Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan bagged the top spots in the ICC rankings for batsmen. But in the bottom half of the table, there were quite a few changes as some of the key players were rewarded for their heroics with the bat.
Australian batsman Travis Head after his half-century in the match against Scotland moved up five places to fifth place. Along with him, West Indies batsman Nicholas Pooran, who scored a blistering 98 against Papua New Guinea, moved up eight places to 11th in the ICC batsmen’s rankings.
Alongside him, Sherfane Rutherford, who played one of his best innings for the team against New Zealand, made a big profit. He played an unbeaten innings of 68 runs and because of that he rose 43 places to 42nd in the ICC T20 rankings for batsmen.
