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India National Cricket Team’s T20I captain Shreyas Iyer has achieved a new career-high position in the latest ICC T20I Batting Rankings shared by the global body on Wednesday (October 14). In the updated rankings, Ishan Kishan, Abhishek Sharma, and Shreyas Iyer are among the top five batters.
Shreyas Iyer has jumped three places to reach fourth position in the updated ICC T20I Batting Rankings after making an impressive start to the ongoing five-match T20I series against the West Indies at home. Earlier, Sahibzada Farhan breaks Abhishek Sharma’s record, joins Virat Kohli on elite list.
Shreyas Iyer breaks into top four of ICC T20I Rankings
Shreyas Iyer has reached the career best rankings in the ICC T20I Batting Rankings. He gained 12 rating points and moved up the rankings despite scoring 40 runs off 18 balls and one run off two balls in his last two outings against the West Indies after the previous rankings update.
Iyer's rise comes after he smashed his maiden T20I century in the ongoing five-match T20I series opener against the West Indies in Lucknow. India’s T20I captain has now become the fourth ranked T20I batter in the world. He achieved this milestone for the first time in his career.
The right-handed batter has now 798 rating points and sat fourth in the latest ICC T20I Batting Rankings. Shreyas Iyer’s rise has further strengthened India's position in the rankings, with three batters now featuring in the top five in the ICC T20I Rankings.
Ishan Kishan and Abhishek Sharma rule ICC T20I Rankings as Sahibzada Farhan breaks into top three
The Indian wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan continues to hold the top position, while Abhishek Sharma remains second in the updated rankings with 904 and 891 rating points respectively.
Pakistan captain Sahibzada Farhan has moved into third place after his outstanding performances against Sri Lanka in the recent three-match T20I series at home. Farhan scored 238 runs across three T20Is and jumped to third place in the updated ICC T20I Rankings.
Several other batters have also made progress. Sri Lanka's Kusal Mendis has climbed three places to 23rd, while West Indies batter Sherfane Rutherford has jumped 13 places to share 24th position. India's Sanju Samson has moved up four places to share 27th position with Finn Allen.
Pakistan youngster Maaz Sadaqat has also made a big jump. After starting outside the top 100, he has risen to 45th position following his performances in the three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka. Amid this, Tilak Varma opens up on his bizarre run out in 3rd T20I vs West Indies.
Roston Chase makes big gains in Bowling and All-Rounder Rankings, Sikandar Raza remains No. 1
There has also been movement in the ICC T20I Bowling and All-Rounder Rankings. West Indies Test captain Roston Chase has climbed 24 places to reach 23rd among T20I bowlers after delivering impressive performances against India in the ongoing series.
Chase has also moved up two places to third in the T20I all-rounder rankings. On the other hand, Pakistan's Salman Mirza has gained nine places to reach 14th in the ICC T20I Bowling Rankings. His teammate Saim Ayub has also climbed eight places to reach 54th position in the rankings.
Rashid Khan remains the number one T20I bowler in the world with only Axar Patel (9th place) featuring in the top 10 bowlers in the updated rankings from India. Zimbabwe’s Sikandar Raza continues to hold the top spot in the ICC T20I All-Rounder Rankings with 321 rating points.
