Varun Chakaravarthy, an Indian spinner, has made history by attaining the highest rating points for India in the ICC T20I rankings. On Wednesday, December 17, Chakravarthy achieved his career-best rating by surpassing bowler Jasprit Bumrah in the most recent rankings update.

Thanks to his outstanding stint of 3/14 against England on February 1, 2017, Bumrah was the highest-rated Indian bowler in T20Is, with a career-high 783 rating points.

Chakaravarthy has now overtaken the speedster in the latest update, continuing to dominate the T20I bowling charts with 818 rating points. He had become the no. 1-ranked T20I bowler in the world in September during the Asia Cup 2025.

In the ongoing South Africa T20I series, Varun has taken six wickets in the first three matches, including 2/11 in the third fixture in Dharamshala.

Varun now holds a commanding 119-point lead over his nearest challenger, New Zealand seamer Jacob Duffy (699), who is in second place. The 34-year-old has also risen to eighth place on the all-time list of greatest T20I bowling ratings, trailing only Pakistan's Umar Gul (865).

Arshdeep Singh, a left-arm pacer, gained four places to 16th in the overall T20I bowling rankings after winning Player of the Match against South Africa in the third T20I.

In the T20I batting rankings, India now has two players in the top five. Tilak Varma has risen two ranks to fourth overall, with a 774 rating, following a strong series of innings against South Africa. His teammate Abhishek Sharma maintains a commanding lead at the top of the rankings, with 909 rating points.

(ICC inputs)