India's star batsman Virat Kohli has maintained his number one position in the ICC T20 batsmen's rankings, while off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin returned to the top five in the bowlers' list, climbing up to fourth spot from seventh
India's star batsman Virat Kohli has held on to his Numero Uno position in the ICC T20 batsmen's rankings, while off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has climed his way back to the top five in the bowlers' list, rising to the fourth position from seventh.
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Meanwhile, opener KL Rahul has had a meteoric rise up the rankings' ladder. The 24-year-old Karnataka lad has jumped up as many as 67 places to be at 31st spot, riding on his unbeaten century during the two-match series against the West Indies in Lauderhill, USA.
Virat Kohli
The first match of the T20 series, in which a T20I record aggregate of 489 runs were scored, saw Rahul scoring an unbeaten 110 in India's reply of 244 for four to West Indies' 245 for six.
With the second match of the series being called off due to wet conditions, the West Indies won the two-T20 series 1-0 on the basis of their thrilling one-run win in the opening game. The series win helped the Caribbean side narrow the gap with India in the team rankings.
Two-time ICC World Twenty20 champion West Indies, which was six points behind second-placed India's 128 points before the series, is now just one point adrift at 125 with India on 126. New Zealand lead the table with 132 points.
West Indies' Evin Lewis' 49-ball 100 in the first T20I has helped him move up 288 slots to be placed at 51st position.
Meanwhile, India's Rohit Sharma has moved up five places to reach 17th following his knocks of 62 and 10 not out.
In the bowlers' ranking, Ashwin, who enjoyed a career-high rank of second in February and March this year, grabbed two for 11 in the second match to ris up three places and be back in the top five.
Indian pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar (67th) and Mohammad Shami (82nd) were the others to move up the bowlers' rankings for India.
Leg-spinner Amit Mishra, playing his first match since the ICC World Twenty20 in 2014, re-entered the rankings at 104th position with three for 24 in the second match.
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