India wristspinner Varun Chakravarthy has become the top-ranked bowler in the ICC's men's T20I rankings following his performances of 1 for 4 against UAE and 1 for 24 against Pakistan in the ongoing Asia Cup in the UAE. He is the third Indian bowler to achieve the No. 1 ranking after Jasprit Bumrah and legspinner Ravi Bishnoi.

Chakravarthy, 34, overtook New Zealand fast bowler Jacob Duffy , who had been at No. 1 since March. Sri Lanka quick Nuwan Thushara also rose six places to sixth place after taking one wicket in his first two Asia Cup matches.

Pakistan's left-arm wristspinner Sufiyan Muqeem has moved up four spots to 11th, India's left-arm spinner Axar Patel is up one rank to 12th, Pakistan legspinner Abrar Ahmed jumped 11 places to 16th and Kuldeep Yadav has

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