Published on, Sept. 25 -- September 25, 2025 2:02 AM

Pakistan spinner Abrar Ahmed broke into the top five of the ICC men's T20 bowling rankings on Tuesday, jumping eight places to fourth, while fast bowler Shaheen Afridi climbed two spots to 25th.

Abrar was at his very best during Pakistan's group stage fixture against the UAE, picking two wickets for just 13 runs, before an indifferent outing in a loss against India (1/42).

However, the leg-spinner regained his composure and delivered an exceptional spell of 1/8 against Sri Lanka. This helped Pakistan to a win, and brought their Asia Cup campaign right on track.

India's Varun Chakravarthy stayed No. 1, with New Zealand's Jacob Duffy and West Indies' Akeal Hosein second and third. Har...