ICC T20I Rankings: Suryakumar Yadav dethrones Mohammad Rizwan to become No.1 ranked batter

Yadav
overtakes
Pakistan
veteran
Mohammad
Rizwan
on
the
back
of
his
impressive
start
to
the
ICC
Men’s
T20
World
Cup,
where
the
32-year-old
has
registered
back-to-back
half
centuries
against
the
Netherlands
and
South
Africa.

The
India
dynamo
has
been
a
revelation
since
making
his
international
T20I
debut
in
March
last
year
and
his
latest
feat
to
take
the
top
ranking
from
Rizwan
is
a
reward
for
his
excellent
recent
run
of
form.

Yadav
has
already
registered
eight
half-centuries
and
one
brilliant
century
in
T20I
this
year
and
his
two
most
recent
knocks
in
Australia
indicate
there
is
more
to
come
from
the
attacking
right-hander.

The
India
No.4
has
been
in
great
touch
so
far
Down
Under
with
134
runs
from
three
innings
and
his
stylish
68
in
Perth
against
the
Proteas
on
Sunday
was
a
clear
highlight.

Yadav
isn’t
the
only
batter
on
the
move
following
a
strong
start
to
the
T20
World
Cup,
with
South
Africa
left-hander
Rilee
Rossouw
and
New
Zealand
dasher
Glenn
Phillips
also
making
eye-catching
moves
inside
the
top
10.

Rossouw
hit
a
magnificent
century
against
Bangladesh
in
Sydney
and
the
33-year-old
moves
up
a
whopping
17
places
to
eighth
overall
on
the
latest
T20I
batter
rankings.

Phillips
–
who
scored
104
against
Sri
Lanka
also
at
the
SCG
–
rises
five
places
to
seventh
on
the
latest
list
for
batters,
with
team-mate
Devon
Conway
(third)
the
only
New
Zealand
player
ahead
of
him.

There
is
plenty
of
movement
on
the
latest
list
for
T20I
bowlers
too,
with
Sri
Lanka
all-rounder
Wanindu
Hasaranga
going
agonisingly
close
to
claiming
the
top
ranking
from
fellow
spinner
Rashid
Khan.

Hasaranga
has
the
most
wickets
for
any
bowler
at
this
year’s
T20
World
Cup
so
far
(13)
and
the
right-armer
rises
four
spots
to
second
overall
on
the
latest
list
for
bowlers.

Rashid
remains
on
top
of
the
rankings
list
with
a
total
of
700
rating
points,
but
Hasaranga
(697),
Tabraiz
Shamsi
(694)
and
Josh
Hazlewood
(692)
are
all
within
striking
distance.

England
seamer
Sam
Curran
jumps
two
places
to
sixth
overall
after
his
impressive
start
to
the
T20
World
Cup,
while
South
Africa
pacer
Anrich
Nortje
improves
11
spots
to
eighth.

There
is
little
action
inside
the
top
10
on
the
latest
rankings
for
T20I
all-rounders,
with
Bangladesh
skipper
Shakib
Al
Hasan
maintaining
his
narrow
lead
at
the
top
over
Afghanistan
counterpart
Mohammad
Nabi.

Namibia
hard-hitter
J.J.
Smit
swaps
places
with
Zimbabwe
veteran
Sikandar
Raza
in
fifth
and
sixth,
while
Australia
duo
Marcus
Stoinis
and
Glenn
Maxwell
both
rise
once
spot
inside
the
top
10.