ICC Rankings news: India stars making progress

India batters Suryakumar Yadav and Venkatesh Iyer have made huge gains in the ICC Men’s T20I Player Rankings.

The recent update saw plenty of movement across the board.

India batters Suryakumar Yadav and Venkatesh Iyer soar

Both batters enjoyed a productive series against West Indies, which saw India complete a 3-0 series win.

Yadav was India’s top-scorer in the series while Iyer was second.

In the opener, India lost three wickets in four overs and needed 65 off 45 when Yadav walked in to bat.

Yadav and Iyer would also come together to take India across the line with more than an over to spare.

In the final T20I against the Windies, the two once again bailed India out of trouble from 93/4.

Both batters unleashed a barrage of shots against the West Indies bowlers and stitched a 91-run stand in just 37 balls.

India posted a competitive total of 184/5, thanks to a stunning 65 off 31 balls from Suryakumar Yadav while Venkatesh Iyer remained unbeaten on 35 off 19.

The performances helped Surykumar Yadav jump 35 spots to 21st while Iyer made a massive jump of 203 spots to occupy 115th place in the rankings for batters.

West Indies’ lone ranger with the bat, Nicholas Pooran, moves up five places to 13th.

Australia vs Sri Lanka

The recently-concluded T20I series between Australia and Sri Lanka also caused some movement in the rankings. Australia’s Ashton Agar broke into the top 10 rankings for bowlers, and currently sits ninth.

In the last two matches, Agar was miserly with his bowling and returned figures of 1/14 and 1/19. Sri Lanka’s Maheesh Theekshana’s rise in T20I cricket reflected in his rankings as well – he attained a career-high rating of 592 after climbing 12 places to No. 17.

Oman captain Zeeshan Maqsood’s performance in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier A saw him break into the top 10 for all-rounders, rising four spots to No.6.

ICC Test Rankings

In the Test rankings, following the first Test between New Zealand and South Africa, Kyle Jamieson and Tim Southee moved up a place each to occupy the No.3 and No.5 spot respectively, with the former attaining a career-high rating of 825.

Neil Wagner’s exploits with the bat and ball saw his scale four spots to No.13 in the all-rounders’ rankings.