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Who Is Now the Top Cricket Player? 🏏

India’s Abhishek Sharma reclaimed the number one spot in the International Cricket Council’s Twenty‑Twenty International batting rankings 🏏.

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Key Points

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Abhishek Sharma is top batter in Twenty‑Twenty International cricket.

Marco Jansen is top bowler and top all‑rounder in Test cricket.

Jansen took five wickets and scored 85 runs against Australia.

Sharma scored 113 runs in 38 balls against New Zealand.

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South Africa’s Marco Jansen rose to number one in the Test bowling rankings and also became the leading all‑rounder.

Jansen’s big scores and five wickets in the match against Australia helped him move up.

Sharma’s fast 113‑run innings against New Zealand secured the series win for India.

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11 words

reclaimed

got back again

rankings

lists that show who is best

bowler

player who throws the ball

all‑rounder

player good at both batting and bowling

innings

a turn for a team to bat

wicket

when a bowler gets a batter out

batting

hitting the ball to score runs

bowling

throwing the ball to try to get batters out

Test

the longest type of cricket match

Twenty‑Twenty International

a short, fast cricket game played between countries

International Cricket Council

the world group that runs cricket

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