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Kohli remains on top, Bumrah climbs up to 2nd in T20 rankings

India skipper Virat Kohli maintained his top spot in the latest ICC rankings of T20 batsmen, while pacer Jasprit Bumrah climbed up a place to be at second position in the bowlers' table.

Kohli leads number-two ranked Aaron Finch of Australia by 39 points, while Evin Lewis of West Indies has grabbed a career-best third position after jumping up a place.


Pakistan batsman Babar Azam has risen 21 spots to be at career-best sixth position after his player of the series performance helped complete a 2-1 win over the World XI in the recent Independence Cup series at Lahore.

In the bowlers' list, Bumrah has overtaken South Africa's Imran Tahir to jump up to the second spot. The table is headed by Imad Wasim of Pakistan.

India's star off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has remained in 10th position.

In the team rankings, India remained on fifth even as the West Indies have toppled England after a 21-run win at Chester-le-Street last night.

The Windies side was in fourth position with 117 points before the match last night but is now third with 120 points.

On the other hand, England have lost four points to slip from second to fourth with 119 points.

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Highlights

  • High street footfall down 7.2 per cent compared to Black Friday last year amid cost of living pressures.
  • KPMG predicts subdued 1 per cent GDP growth for 2026 as households remain cautious.
  • Business confidence near record lows with hospitality sector warning of "extinction event".
UK shoppers held back from visiting high streets over Black Friday, with footfall data revealing growing concerns about weak consumer spending that could hamper economic growth in 2026.

Visitors to all UK shopping destinations fell 2 per cent on Friday and 7.2 per cent compared with the equivalent days last year, according to monitoring company MRI Software. Only locations near central London offices experienced increased visits.

Jenni Matthews from MRI told the Guardian "The cost of living squeeze appears to be weighing on overall activity." The lacklustre figures emerged as consultancy KPMG warned that soft consumer spending would hold back the economy over the next 12 months.

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