India batter Shreyas Iyer’s brilliant run with the bat against Sri Lanka in the T20Is brought some fruitful results for the right-hander after he jumped 27 places to 18th spot on the latest ICC rankings.
Iyer played a massive role in India’s success against the Lankan Lions as he struck three unbeaten fifties during the course of the series. The Men in Blue completed a 3-0 whitewash win.
The list is topped by Pakistan captain Babar Azam who is sitting at the helm and is followed by teammate and wicket-keeper batsman Mohammad Rizwan at second position. Sri Lanka’s Pathum Nissanka jumped six places and is now placed at ninth position in the table while KL Rahul is the only Indian batter in the top 10.
India captain Rohit Sharma who didn’t have a great run during the series dropped to 13th on the rankings and Virat Kohli who was rested for the fixtures dropped out of the top 10.
Apart from this, Bhuvneshwar Kumar also had a rise of three spots and moved to 17th position on the bowler rankings.
“Shreyas Iyer’s efforts helped him jump 27 places to 18th on the latest batter rankings, while team-mate Bhuvneshwar Kumar jumped three spots to 17th on the bowler rankings,” an ICC statement read.
“Former India captain Virat Kohli - who was rested for the series - fell out of the top 10 after dropping five places to 15th,” it added.