ICC Latest Rankings: The International Cricket Council (ICC) released the latest rankings of T20 and ODI players on Wednesday. Indian T20 captain Shreyas Iyer has made a big gain in this ranking. He has jumped 18 places in the ranking of T20 batsmen. With this he has reached number 7 (786 rating points). This is the best ranking of his T20 career. 31 year old Shreyas Iyer has made his place in the top-10 in the list of T20 batsmen for the first time.
Shreyas Iyer had scored a century against West Indies on Tuesday i.e. 6th October at Lucknow ground. He played an unbeaten inning of 102 runs on just 43 balls, which included 10 fours and 6 sixes. This is the first T20 International century of his career, the reward for which is his rise in the ICC rankings. Apart from Iyer, three other batsmen are also in the top-10 in this list. Ishan Kishan remains at number 1 position, while Abhishek Sharma remains at number two. At the same time, Tilak Verma has slipped one place to 10th position.
Number 1 chair snatched from Pakistani
There has also been a big change in the ranking of T20 bowlers in the latest ICC rankings. Afghanistan’s star spinner Rashid Khan (720) has once again become the world’s number-1 T20 bowler. At the same time, Pakistan’s spinner Abrar Ahmed (718) has slipped from first position to second position. Two Indian bowlers have entered the top-10 ranking of T20 bowlers.
Akshar Patel has moved up 16 places to number 7. He has 664 rating points in his account. He took 2 wickets in the first T20 against West Indies in Lucknow. Apart from this, fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has also moved up 2 places to 10th position. At the same time, Bangladesh’s Nasum Ahmed has also climbed 3 places to 8th, while Mahedi Hasan has jumped 10 places to 9th.
Virat Kohli suffered loss
Talking about ODI rankings, Indian batsman Virat Kohli has lost one place. He has moved from second to third position in the ranking of ODI batsmen. Currently he has 781 rating points in his account. At the same time, New Zealand’s star batsman Daryl Mitchell (794) has come at second place. Virat Kohli was out without opening the account in the third ODI against West Indies, which has affected his ranking. Indian captain Shubman Gill (841) still remains the world number one batsman. Apart from this, Rohit Sharma (770) is at fourth number. He has gained 17 rating points. Rohit Sharma had scored a century in the second ODI, while he had played an innings of 92 runs in the third ODI.
KL Rahul has the advantage of a century
Indian ODI team’s wicketkeeper batsman KL Rahul (653) has got a big advantage. He has reached the top-10 in the list of ODI batsmen. KL Rahul played an unbeaten inning of 123 runs against West Indies in the third ODI. Now he has climbed 7 places to 10th position in the ranking of ODI batsmen. Apart from this, West Indies captain Shai Hope has gained 2 places, due to which he has reached sixth position. At the same time, Aamir Jangu of West Indies, who was out of the top-100, has come to 55th position in this list. Apart from this, Jaden Seals of West Indies has gained 12 places in the ranking of ODI bowlers, due to which he moved to 10th position.