India's Suryakumar Yadav loses top ICC ranking to Australia's Travis Head

Australian opener Travis Head has dethroned Indian batsman Suryakumar Yadav from his top spot in the latest ICC Men's T20I Batter's rankings after climbing four places accredited to his remarkable performance in the T20 World Cup 2024.

Head, 30, has scored 255 runs in seven innings at an average of 42.50 and a strike rate of 158.38, taking over Yadav, 33, who had reigned at the top of the rankings since December 2023.

The Australian also has two half-centuries to his name.

Meanwhile, Pakistan's Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan receded one spot each to slip to fourth and fifth position, respectively, in the rankings after a dismal performance in the T20 World Cup 2024.

England's Phil Salt also downgraded by one rank slipping to the third position.

The latest rankings show that West Indies' Johnson Charles has moved up four places to be placed at the 10th position while Afghanistan’s Rehmanullah Garbaz trails behind him in the 11th position, after moving five ranks.

Additionally, England's Jonny Bairstow climbed 14 places to the 13th position and South Africa's Quinton de Kock has moved up 10 places to the 15th position in the rankings.

Sri Lanka's Wanindu Hasaranga overtook Australia's Marcus Stoins to reclaim his top spot in the T20 all-rounders rankings, sending the Australian all rounder to the fourth position.

Afghanistan's Muhammad Nabi trails behind him in the second position after moving up two ranks. India's Hardik Pandya moved up four ranks to third place, right above Stoins, while Pakistan's Imad Wasim sits at 11th position.