New Delhi: India captain Suryakumar Yadav has moved up five places to seventh in the ICC Men’s T20I Batting Rankings after a strong performance in the ongoing five-match home series against New Zealand, which India currently leads 3-0.
The former No. 1 batsman scored scores of 32, 82 not out and 57 not out to climb the table as India dominate the upper reaches of the order, with Abhishek Sharma at the top and Tilak Varma at third, just ten days before the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026.
Ishan Kishan, who hit 76 off 32 balls in the second game in Raipur, has re-entered the rankings at number 64, while Shivam Dubey (up nine places to number 58) and Rinku Singh (up 13 places to number 68) are among the other batsmen to gain from the top-ranked T20I side.
Afghanistan openers Ibrahim Zadran and Rahmanullah also made significant progress after a productive run in the 2-1 series win over the West Indies in Dubai. Ibrahim has moved up two places to 13th and Rahmanullah has moved up three places to 15th, while player of the series Darwish Rasooli has moved up 29 places to 87th after a total of 156 runs.
South African captain Aiden Markram’s 47-ball 86 not out in the first game against the West Indies has propelled him into the top 20, while West Indies’ Brandon King (up 15 places to 35th) and New Zealand’s Glenn Phillips (up 18 places to 44th) have also made notable progress.
In the T20I bowling rankings, Afghanistan spinner Mujeeb ur Rahman has moved up five places to ninth place in the second game against the West Indies with four for 21, while India’s Jasprit Bumrah (up four places to 13th) and Ravi Bishnoi (up 13 places to 19th) have moved up, as has South Africa’s Corbin Bosch (up eight places). the best place of his career). 32.).
India’s Hardik Pandya has moved up 18 places to 59th in the bowling rankings after picking up four wickets in three games. He also moved up two spots to 53rd among batters and moved one spot to third among all-rounders.
England batsmen Harry Brook and Joe Root have made gains in the ICC Men’s ODI Player Rankings after helping in their 2-1 series win in Sri Lanka. Brooks’ 247 runs in the three games took him up 17 places to 11th, while Root’s 184 runs took him from 23rd to 17th.
In the ODI bowling rankings, leg-spinner Adil Rashid has moved up six places to fifth with seven wickets in the series and Sri Lanka’s left-arm spinner Dunith Wellalage has moved from 43rd to 29th.
