ICC T20I Rankings: India and RCB captain Virat Kohli has moved back into the Top 5 of the ICC Men’s T20I Player Rankings after two consecutive half-centuries in the ongoing India vs England five-match T20I series in Ahmedabad which England lead 2-1. For Punjab Kings (PBKS), KL Rahul and recent recruit Dawid Malan are in the top 5.
England’s Dawid Malan, who hasn’t in great form, has retained his World No 1 spot with 894 rating points. The PBKS skipper, KL Rahul, who has had a disappointing T20I series so far, remains India’s highest-ranked batsman in the shortest format at No 4. Malan, who was recently picked up by PBKS in the IP 2021 Auction retained his World No 1 position with 894 rating points.
Virat Kohli, a formerly top-ranked batsman in the format and currently number one in ODIs, has gained one slot and a massive 47 rating points. Virat Kohli slammed two unbeaten knocks of 73 and 77 in the second and India vs England third T20I. Buttler’s match-winning 83 not out in the third match has helped him advance five places to 19th position, just two shy of his career-best 17th position attained in October 2018.
There were also some other fine performances in the series between the top two sides of the ICC Men’s T20I Team Rankings, providing them with a good opportunity to prepare for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup later this year in India.
Jonny Bairstow, who chipped in with 40 runs and was associated in an unbroken 77-run stand with Buttler in the eight-wicket win on Tuesday, has moved up two slots to 14th position in the list led by his compatriot Dawid Malan. Jason Roy has advanced four slots to 24th with scores of 49 and 46 in the first two matches.
For India, Shreyas Iyer (up 32 places to 31st) and Rishabh Pant (up 30 places to 80th) have gained among batsmen while all-rounder Washington Sundar (up two places to 11th) and seam bowlers Shardul Thakur (up 14 places to 27th) and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (up seven places to 45th) have moved up the list for bowlers.
Bowlers’ ICC T20I Rankings: England fast bowlers Jofra Archer (up 43 places to 34th) and Mark Wood (up 59 places to 39th), as well as left-arm seam bowler Sam Curran (up 41 places to 74th) have made massive gains in the weekly update for men, carried out on Wednesdays.
Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan leads the rankings chart with 736 rating points while Tabraiz Shamsi of South Africa remained second. He is followed by Another Afghani spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman. England’s Adil Rashid is in 5th place. Washington Sundar remains the highest-ranked T20I bowler from India at 11th place.