England star becomes World no.1 T20I player in ICC rankings, still goes unsold in IPL 2024 Auction

On Wednesday, December 20, England leg-spinner Adil Rashid rose to the top of the T20I bowler rankings. Rashid Khan and Ravi Bishnoi, who had previously shared the top rank, were succeeded by the seasoned player. Rashid emerged as the top bowler with 715 rating points, bolstered by a respectable performance in England's ongoing Twenty20 International Series against the West Indies. He has taken seven wickets at an economy rate of 6.43 in four games, his best stats coming from 4-0-11-2 in the opening Twenty20 International at the National Cricket Stadium in St. George's, Grenada.

3 things you need to know: 

• Adil Rashid became the No.1 bowler in T20I
• Rashid has picked 7 wickets against West Indies in the T20I Series
• Recently, Rashid played his 100th T20I 

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Adil Rashid could not find his place in IPL despite being No.1 bowler

Meanwhile, Rashid was unable to get a bidder in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 auction. Despite his base price of INR 2 crore when he registered for the auction, no team expressed interest in him. Rashid played for the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in 2023; however, the team later released him.

Rashid has been a part of 279 T20 matches, picking up 314 runs at an economy rate of 7.48 with eight four-wicket hauls to his name

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Rashid becomes 2nd Player from England to hold No.1 Rankings 

In addition, Rashid became just the second Englishman to be named no.1 among bowlers, following Graeme Swann, who had the position ten years prior. In the past, he also joined Eoin Morgan and Jos Buttler as the third Englishman to play 100 Twenty20 internationals.

Rashid Khan, who has 692 rating points, fell to second place in the rankings. After he defeated Australia to win Player of the Series, Bishnoi rose to the top of the bowling rankings. Fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh place go to Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Akeal Hosein, and Fazalhaq Farooqi, in that order.