Liam Livingstone becomes world No.1 T20I all-rounder

England National Cricket Team player Liam Livingstone has been rewarded for his sensational all-round performances in the recently concluded T20I series against Australia National Cricket Team. The right-hander has become the new No.1 ranked all-rounder in the ICC T20I rankings.

This comes after Liam Livingstone exhibited his class with bat and ball in the T20I series against Australia. He was one of the main reasons why the England National Cricket Team drew the series and won the second match of the series, despite being under pressure.

Liam Livingstone was the shining light for the England National Cricket Team in the two T20Is, with the third game getting washed out. Although the hosts went on to lose the first game, the all-rounder gave his best for his team as he came up with a great performance with bat and ball.

Liam Livingstone, with the ball, picked three wickets and returned with the figures of 3/22. If this was not enough, he then came up with a vital effort for his team as he scored 37 runs off 27 balls. But his efforts went in vain as England lost the first game of the series.

Livingstone's best came in the second game, which was a do-or-die for England. The right-hander first came up with a vital effort for his team with the ball as he picked up two wickets for just 16 runs. But his best came with the bat as he won the game for his team from the jaws of defeat.

Livingstone thrived for his team under pressure and stepped up when they lost early wickets in the chase. The all-rounder scored 87 runs off 47 balls and ensured that England National Cricket Team chased the target and leveled the three-match T20I series.

Liam Livingstone surpasses Marcus Stoinis to become the new No.1 ranked T20I all-rounder

With his stellar performances in the T20I series against Australia, Liam Livingstone surpassed Marcus Stoinis to become the new No.1 ranked T20I all-rounder. The England player jumped seven spots to the top of the list with a career-best rating of 253.

Livingstone is 42 points ahead of Marcus Stoinis (211 rating) in the second spot, with Zimbabwe's Sikandar Raza (208 rating) and Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan (206 rating) following the Australian. He would now be hoping to maintain that spot and win more games for his team with bat and ball.

Livingstone also jumped 17 spots to bag the 33rd position in the ICC rankings for batters. Australia wicketkeeper batter. Travis Head solidified his No.1 spot thanks to scores of 31 (14) and 59 (23), while Matthew Short entered the top 100 with a 44-spot jump.

In terms of bowling, Australia spinner Adam Zampa surpassed Anrich Nortje to become the No.6 ranked T20I bowler with a rating of 662. He is just one rating point behind Sri Lanka's Wanindu Hasaranga in fifth. England's Adil Rashid is at the top spot with 721 rating points.