After crushing Sri Lanka by 3-0, India surges to second position in ICC T20I Team Rankings

NewsBharati    26-Dec-2017
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Dubai, December 26: The Indian Cricket Team has moved to the second position in the MRF Tyres ICC T20I Team Rankings that was released on Monday. Notably, India's 3-0 win over Sri Lanka enabled them to move up from their pre-series tally of 119 points to 121 points.

 

The Indian Cricket Team have leapfrogged England, New Zealand and the Windies to move from fifth to the second position in a list led by Pakistan with 124 points. Among batsmen, Indian skipper Virat Kohli, who was at the top with 824 points previously, now has 776 points as he did not take part in the three-match series against Sri Lanka.

Virat Kohli, who is top-ranked in ODIs and second in Tests, is only eight points behind Finch and four behind Lewis. Australia opener Aaron Finch and Pakistan left-arm spinner Imad Wasim are the top-ranked batsman and bowler, respectively.

Similarly, Imad has moved up to become the top-ranked bowler as Jasprit Bumrah missed the final match of the series after finishing wicket-less in the opening two games to slip to third place. Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan has moved up one place to take a career-best second position.

In other changes, India’s Lokesh Rahul and Rohit Sharma have made substantial gains. Rahul has gained 23 slots to reach the fourth position after scoring 154 runs in the series including two half-centuries. Sharma’s 162 runs in the series, which included a knock of 118 in the second match in Indore, have helped him gain six slots to reach 14th position.

Among bowlers, leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal’s eight wickets in the series have helped him move up 14 slots to reach 16th position while Hardik Pandya (up 40 places to joint-39th) and Kuldeep Yadav (up 48 places to 64) have also moved northwards after taking six wickets each.

Interestingly, the latest MRF Tyres ICC T20I Player Rankings came after the series between India and Sri Lanka that the home side won 3-0 in Mumbai on Sunday.