Follow UsIndian batter Shreyas Iyer jumped a massive 27 spots to reach 18th in the latest ICC Men's T20I batting rankings on Wednesday. Iyer scored three unbeaten half-centuries during India's 3-0 win against Sri Lanka in February, with the 27-year-old amassing an impressive 204 runs at a strike rate of 174.
Sri Lanka's Pathum Nissanka, who scored an impressive 75 in the second match, moved up by six places to ninth on the rankings, while former India captain Virat Kohli - who was rested for the series - fell out of the top 10 after dropping five places to 15th. KL Rahul, who was sidelined due to injury, dropped a place to 10th.
UAE batter Muhammad Waseem's unbeaten century against Ireland in the final of ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier A, helped him reach the 12th position with the bat.
Among bowlers, Indian pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar jumped three spots to 17th after claiming 2-9 from his two overs in the first T20I. Sri Lanka’s Lahiru Kumara’s five wickets in the series have lifted him into the top 40 bowlers for the first time.
Among Test bowlers, South African pacer Kagiso Rabada moved up by three places to third following his impressive display against hosts New Zealand. Rabada managed 10 wickets during the two-match series, with his haul of 5-60 in the first innings of the second Test helping the Proteas on their way to an important 198-run triumph.
The kiwi duo Kyle Jamieson (second to fifth) and Tim Southee (fifth to sixth) lost ground in the bowler rankings, with Australia captain Pat Cummins and India veteran Ravi Ashwin still leading the way. Marnus Labuschagne remains as the top ranked Test batter, with New Zealander Devon Conway jumping six places to 17th following his 92 in the second innings of the second Test against South Africa.
In the ODI rankings, Afghanistan's star spinner Rashid Khan re-claimed his spot in the top 10 for bowlers following five wickets from the recent three-match series against Bangladesh. Rashid jumped six spots to ninth.
Bangladesh's Liton Das, who was the leading run-scorer in the ODI series against Afghanistan, is up to a career-best 32nd with the bat.
Trent Boult remains the top ranked ODI bowler, while Pakistan skipper Babar Azam leads the way for batters.