Tilak Varma reclaims No. 2 spot in ICC T20I rankings

The ICC (International Cricket Council) recently updated its rankings, and star India batter Tilak Varma managed to catch all the headlines after he moved one spot up in the standings despite not having played T20I cricket for more than six months. It is worth noting that Tilak Varma last played a T20I game back on February 2 when the side took on England. 

Notably, Tilak Varma moved from third place to second in the ICC T20I batter rankings, and it was due to Australia batter Travis Head’s inability to perform in the second T20I of the ongoing series against South Africa. Head held the second position in the rankings



before Tilak Varma, and after he scored five runs in eight deliveries, his performance saw him drop two places in the standings. 

As a result of that, Tilak Varma, without having played a T20I in more than six months, made the jump to second. It is also interesting to note that England’s Phil Salt moved up a place and now sits in third as well. 

Among other rankings, star India batter Yashasvi Jaiswal dropped out of the top 10 after Tim David moved up a place. Jaiswal now sits in 11th place, with David moving into 10th place after his showing against South Africa in the second T20I.