Shreyas Iyer scored the first century of his career in the first T20 International match played against West Indies in Lucknow. After this, in the second match in Ranchi, he played a quick inning of 40 runs in just 18 balls. He got the benefit of these innings in the ranking.
Indian batsman Tilak Verma has also moved up one place to number nine. With this, there are five Indian batsmen in the top-10 of T20I batting rankings.
Shai Hope and Rutherford also benefit
West Indies captain Shai Hope has also gained in the rankings. He played an important role in helping his team win by scoring a century in Ranchi. After this, he has climbed two places and reached number 11. At the same time, Sherfane Rutherford has reached his career-best ranking of 24th.
Markram returns to top-10 in test rankings
South Africa’s Aiden Markram has also made a huge leap in the batting rankings of Test cricket. After scoring a half-century in the second innings of the Durban Test against Australia, he has moved up four places to 10th position. This is the first time since October 2019 that Markram has returned to the top-10 of the Test batting rankings.
Australian batsman Matt Renshaw has benefited the most. He has moved up 147 places to reach joint 49th position. In the Test against South Africa, he scored 190 runs in the first innings and 82 runs in the second innings. Thanks to his performance, Australia won the match by 214 runs.
Hazlewood at number seven, Starc’s lead reduced
Australian fast bowler Josh Hazlewood has moved up two places to seventh place in the Test bowling rankings. In the second innings of the Durban Test, he took six wickets for 49 runs. This is the best bowling performance of his Test career.
At the same time, Mitchell Starc remains at the first place in the ranking of Test bowlers. However, his lead over New Zealand’s Matt Henry has reduced to just four rating points. Starc took three wickets in the Test against South Africa.