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- Published: June 26, 2024 18:41
The Australian opener Travis Head has dethroned Indian middle-order batsman SuryaKumar Yadav to become the best T20I batsman, per the latest ICC rankings.
The reign of Suryakumar Yadav as a no. 1 T20 batsman is over after 601 days. Now, the crown has been passed on to the explosive Australian opener batsman Travis Head. Head’s brilliant form during the T20 World Cup 2024 was one of the main highlights. The Australian batsman has scored 255 runs in 7 matches with a strike rate of 158.38 and an average of 42.50.
Head has scored 2 half-centuries in this year’s T20 WC campaign, including a standout 76(43) against India. However, despite an exceptional innings, the 30-year-old batsman was not able to take Australia over the threshold. Eventually, Australia was eliminated from the T20 World Cup 2024.
Head climbed up by 4 places from the 5th position to become the No.1. Suryakumar Yadav, Phil Salt, Babar Azam, and Mohammad Rizwan got down one spot each making the top 5.
Head’s outstanding performance makes him the 2nd highest run scorer in the tournament so far, after Afghanistan’s Rahmanullah Gurbaz (281 runs in 7 innings). However, since Australians have been eliminated from the tournament Surya and others have their share of chances to surpass Head.
SKY’s performance in T20 WC
Head has scored 255 runs in 7 innings, in contrast, Suryakumar Yadav has scored 149 runs in 6 appearances during this T20 World Cup. Yadav has scored these 149 runs with a strike rate of 139 including one half century against Afghanistan. Surya will have another chance to score runs on 27th June, as India will face England in the semi-final 2.
The 33-year-old SKY has a good chance to reclaim the No.1 spot as Head is leading by only 2 points. Surya is the 3rd highest run-getter for India till now in this tournament. Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma has scored the most runs for India (191 runs in 6 innings).