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India captain Shreyas Iyer has climbed to a career-best fourth place in the latest ICC T20I batting rankings after an impressive start to the five-match home series against the West Indies. The right-handed batter moved up three places following his maiden T20I century in the opening match in Lucknow.
Iyer’s rise means India now have three batters in the top four of the rankings. Ishan Kishan continues to hold the No. 1 position, while Abhishek Sharma is ranked second. Pakistan captain Sahibzada Farhan occupies third place after enjoying a successful series against Sri Lanka and achieving a career-high rating.
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Several other players also made gains in the latest T20I rankings. Sri Lanka’s Kusal Mendis moved up three places to 23rd, while West Indies batter Sherfane Rutherford climbed 13 spots to share 24th position. India’s Sanju Samson gained four places to reach a joint 27th position.
Pakistan youngster Maaz Sadaqat was among the biggest movers in the batting rankings. After starting outside the top 100, he jumped to 45th place on the back of his performances in the three-match series against Sri Lanka.
Roston Chase Makes Progress In T20I Bowling Rankings
West Indies all-rounder Roston Chase made a significant jump in the T20I bowling rankings, moving up 24 places to 23rd. His performances against India also helped him climb two spots to third in the all-rounders’ rankings.
Pakistan’s Salman Mirza gained nine places to reach 14th in the bowling chart, while teammate Saim Ayub moved up eight spots to 54th.
Matthew Renshaw Enters Top 50 In Test Batting Rankings
There was also movement in the Test rankings following Australia’s 214-run victory over South Africa in the opening match of their three-Test series in Durban.
Australia batter Matthew Renshaw was rewarded for an outstanding performance that earned him the Player of the Match award. The left-hander scored 190 in the first innings and followed it up with 82 in the second, climbing from outside the top 100 to a joint 49th position in the Test batting rankings.
Marnus Labuschagne also improved his standing, moving up four places to 34th. South Africa opener Aiden Markram gained four spots to share 10th position.
Australia fast bowler Josh Hazlewood climbed two places to seventh in the Test bowling rankings after recording career-best figures of six for 49 on the final day.
Teammate Mitchell Starc remains at the top of the bowling rankings, but his lead over New Zealand pacer Matt Henry has narrowed to just four rating points. South Africa’s Anrich Nortje also returned to the Test bowling rankings at 34th after playing his first red-ball match in more than three years.
India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja continues to lead the Test all-rounders’ rankings. South Africa’s Wiaan Mulder moved up one place to fourth, while Simon Harmer climbed five spots to share 23rd position.
Rahmat Shah, Litton Das And Hasan Mahmud Rise After Abu Dhabi Test
The drawn one-off Test between Afghanistan and Bangladesh in Abu Dhabi also brought changes to the rankings.
Afghanistan batter Rahmat Shah climbed 13 places to 13th in the Test batting rankings, while Bangladesh’s Litton Das moved up three spots to share 29th position.
Bangladesh fast bowler Hasan Mahmud also made progress after an impressive performance in the match. His hat-trick and five-wicket haul helped him climb seven places to 38th in the Test bowling rankings.