After winning the T20I series against Sri Lanka, Indian batsmen have made significant gains in the ICC rankings. India won the three-match rubber 2-0
Dubai: India opener KL Rahul has retained sixth position while captain Virat Kohli and left-hander Shikhar Dhawan have advanced one place each in the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Men’s T20I Player Rankings after featuring in the three-match series against Sri Lanka that they won 2-0 with one match washed out.
In Pune, India defeated Sri Lanka by 78 runs on Friday night (January 10). The ICC released the updated T20I rankings today (January 11).
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Rahul, the highest-ranked India batsman, has gained 26 points. He is now on 760 rating points, just six behind Australia’s Glenn Maxwell after scores of 45 and 54 in his two innings against Sri Lanka. Kohli, top-ranked in Tests and ODIs, is in ninth position while Dhawan is 15th. Manish Pandey has advanced four places and is ranked 70th.
India’s fast bowlers have made notable gains in the first T20I update of the year and would be encouraged as they prepare for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2020 in Australia.
Player of the series Navdeep Saini has rocketed 146 places to 98th while Shardul Thakur has re-entered in 92nd position after both finished with five wickets in the series. Jasprit Bumrah has gained eight places to reach 39th position.
Another clinical display from to clinch the series 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/t2sABuvgAB
— BCCI (@BCCI)For Sri Lanka, Dhananjaya de Silva has gained 72 places to reach 115th among batsmen after aggregating 74 runs while spinner Lakshan Sandakan has moved up 10 places to reach 29th position after grabbing three wickets in the series.
In the ICC Men’s Team Rankings, India have gained two points but remain in fifth position with 260 points, while Sri Lanka have lost two points and now have 236, the same as Afghanistan.
Two opening slots and three consistent openers? Trust to not take unnecessary stress 😄😅. His job is to score runs and he is happy doing that. pic.twitter.com/qYHicVBTDT
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