Star India batter Suryakumar Yadav consolidated his place on the high of the ICC Men’s T20I Batter Rankings after being rewarded for his quickfire half-century towards South Africa within the second T20I in Gqeberha, South Africa. The attacking right-hander gained a complete of 10 ranking factors after smashing 56 from simply 36 deliveries despite the fact that India fell brief within the thrilling conflict by 5 wickets. Suryakumar now has a complete of 865 ranking factors, which is properly away from his nearest rivals — Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan (787 ranking factors) and South Africa’s Aiden Markram (758) — with lower than six months out from the beginning of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.

Suryakumar famously claimed the premier rating throughout the latest version of the T20 World Cup in Australia in the direction of the top of final yr and, on present kind, it seems the India batter is more likely to maintain that place into subsequent yr’s match within the West Indies and USA.

South Africa opener Reeza Hendricks is one participant to make floor on Suryakumar after he moved up one place to eighth following his innings of 49 towards India, whereas Tilak Varma (up 10 spots to fifty fifth) and Rinku Singh (up 46 locations to equal 59th) additionally gained locations.

With newly-crowned No.1 T20I bowler Ravi Bishnoi lacking choice on the tour of South Africa up to now, it has paved the way in which for Afghanistan ace Rashid Khan to affix the India younger gun on the high of the rankings for T20I bowlers.

Proteas spinner Tabraiz Shamsi additionally made some eye-catching floor by rising two locations to tenth following a cheap spell of 1/18 of their most up-to-date contest.

India left-armer Kuldeep Yadav rose 5 locations to thirty second on the identical record, whereas Markram improved two locations to second behind solely India’s Ravindra Jadeja within the newest T20I rankings for all-rounders.

There was additionally some motion on the newest Test rankings this week following the completion of the thrilling sequence between Bangladesh and New Zealand that completed tied at 1-1 after a decent second Test in Mirpur.

Glenn Phillips was adjudged Player of the Match in that Test and the 27-year-old was rewarded by climbing from outdoors the top-100 to fifty fifth on the up to date rankings for batters and improved 42 locations to twenty fourth on the record for all-rounders.

Teammate Ajaz Patel jumped seven locations to thirty third on the record for Test bowlers, whereas Bangladesh duo Mehidy Hasan (up two spots to twenty first) and Nayeem Hasan (up 5 locations to forty fourth) additionally made good floor behind top-ranked bowler Ravichandran Ashwin.