The International Cricket Council (ICC) has released the latest edition of the player rankings. Ace Indian batsman Suryakumar Yadav continued to retain his throne in the ICC T20I Rankings and hold the ultimate first position in the Men’s T20I Batsmen Rankings.
The lean patch of Yadav had raised the speculations of him losing the top spot. However, his ratings remained static with 906 points in his kitty and the Pakistani duo of Mohammed Rizwan and Babar Azam failed to surpass his flamboyant record. Yadav is over 100 points ahead of the second-placed Rizwan (796).
Notably, Suryakumar Yadav remains the lone Indian batsman in the Top 10 after which Virat Kohli is placed at the 15th position that he retained in the current rankings.
Hardik Pandya continues to be in second place in the all-rounder’s rankings behind Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan whereas India’s pacing duo of Arshdeep Singh and Bhuvaneshwar Kumar have moved a place down to the 14th and 19th position respectively.
PAK-NZ series causes significant shift in the ICC T20I Rankings for Men
The ongoing T20I series between Pakistan and New Zealand has made a significant impact on the rankings.
- Pakistan’s pacing sensation Haris Rauf has climbed up to the 11th position in the Bowling rankings after a stellar four-wicket haul in the 3rd T20I. He surpassed his counterpart Shadab Khan who was in the 12th position.
- New Zealand’s Ish Sodhi has moved up four places to the 16th position after a spectacular performance in the series.
- Shaheen Shah Afridi has also managed to move up two places and claim the 15th position in the bowling rankings.
In the red-ball Test format, Sri Lankan spinner Prabhat Jayasuriya has achieved enormous success after his 10-wicket haul against Ireland. Jayasuriya gained his career-best rating of 669 and has stormed into the Top 20 of the Test Bowling Rankings. He is now the highest-ranked Sri Lankan Test bowler as his counterpart Ramesh Mendis stands 32nd after moving four places.
