ICC T20 Rankings: Hasan Nawaz, Saim Ayub Rise As Abrar Ahmed Lose Top Spot
Zeeshan Mehtab
Published October 07, 2026 | 02:06 PM
Pakistan middle-order batter Hasan Nawaz and all-rounder Saim Ayub made significant progress in the ICC T20 rankings following the conclusion of the 2026 Asian Games campaign and the first T20I between India and the West Indies.
Rankings Update
- Pakistan’s Sahibzada Farhan retained third place with 818 points in the T20 batting rankings.
- Ishan Kishan of India and Abhishek Sharma are first and second, respectively.
- Saim Ayub climbed one place to 38th with 566 points, while former Pakistan captain Babar Azam dropped four places to 45th with 544 points.
- Salman Ali Agha, removed as Pakistan’s T20 captain, slipped three places to 48th.
- Hasan Nawaz made a remarkable 62-place jump after scoring 96 runs against India in the 2026 Asian Games final, reaching 48th place with 536 points.
- Fakhar Zaman dropped 10 places to 82nd with 471 points.
In the T20 bowling rankings:
- Pakistan spinner Abrar Ahmed lost the top spot, falling to second with 718 points.
- Rashid Khan of Afghanistan regained first place, while Adam Zampa of Australia retained third position.
- Mohammad Nawaz dropped from eighth to 12th with 645 points, while Salman Mirza fell seven places to 23rd with 623 points.
- Shaheen Afridi also dropped three places to 36th with 590 points.
- Sufiyan Muqeem retained 50th place with 546 points, while Saim Ayub climbed eight places to 62nd.
- Usman Tariq dropped seven places to 63rd, while Shadab Khan fell two places to 77th.