Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Nov 9: In the most recent ICC T20I rankings, which were revealed on Wednesday, in-form Indian batsman Suryakumar Yadav maintained his top spot in the batting order, while left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh moved up to a career-high 23rd spot among bowlers.
In the current T20 World Cup, Yadav, who has been in excellent form, has 225 runs from five games at a strike rate of around 200. He achieved a career-high rating of 869 points to continue as the number one hitter in the format.
Yadav blasted a 25-ball 61 in India’s last group match, as he added six points in the weekly rankings update to go 39 points clear of second-placed Mohammad Rizwan of Pakistan.
Devon Conway of New Zealand is listed next, 90 points behind Yadav, and Pakistan’s captain Babar Azam is listed in fourth place, seven points behind the Kiwi.
Virat Kohli and skipper Rohit Sharma are currently ranked 11th and 18th, respectively, while India vice-captain KL Rahul has moved up five positions to 16th after to his half-centuries against Zimbabwe and Bangladesh.
With his timely wickets, Arshdeep has moved up four spots in the bowling rankings to move into the 23rd spot, one spot below his Pakistani opponent Shaheen Shah Afridi, who is quietly improving in Australia.
On the other side, veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has moved up five spots to 13th after taking three Zimbabwean wickets.
The top wicket-taker in the current T20 World Cup, Sri Lankan mystery spinner Wanindu Hasaranga, is now the top bowler once again.
Rashid Khan’s reign as the best spinner in the world came to an end when Hasaranga grabbed 15 wickets during Sri Lanka’s Super 12 finish in the T20 championship, reclaiming the top rank he previously held in November of last year.
Sean Williams of Zimbabwe is the sole newcomer in the top 10 of the all-rounder rankings, while Shadab Khan of Pakistan moved up 10 spots to number 15.
