Suryakumar, Venkatesh Iyer make massive jumps in ICC T20I rankings
The Hindu
K.L. Rahul dropped two places to be sixth while senior batter Virat Kohli remained static on 10th in the batters' list.
The Indian middle-order duo of Suryakumar Yadav and Venkatesh Iyer on Wednesday made huge gains, climbing to 21st and 115th spot respectively, in the latest ICC men's T20I rankings for batters on the back of their impressive showing against the West Indies.
Both the batters enjoyed a sensational series against West Indies, which India swept 3-0. Suryakumar was India's highest run-getter in the series while Iyer was second. The performances helped Suryakumar climb 35 paces to 21st while Iyer made a massive jump of 203 spots to 115th.
K.L. Rahul dropped two places to be sixth while senior batter Virat Kohli remained static on 10th in the batters' list.
No Indian featured in the top 10 of the bowlers and all-rounders' list.
West Indies' lone warrior with the bat, Nicholas Pooran, moved five places to No.13.
The recently-concluded T20I series between Australia and Sri Lanka also caused some movement in the rankings. Australia's Ashton Agar broke into the top 10 rankings for bowlers, and currently sits at number nine.
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