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Both Suryakumar Yadav and Venkatesh Iyer performed superbly against the West Indies.
In the most recent International Cricket Council (ICC) rankings, both made big gains.
During the series, Suryakumar was India’s leading run-scorer, with Iyer in second place.
In the most recent ICC men’s T20I rankings, the Indian middle-order combo of Suryakumar Yadav and Venkatesh Iyer rose to 21st and 115th place, respectively, after their outstanding performance against the West Indies on Wednesday.
Suryakumar Yadav and Venkatesh Iyer, India’s middle-order batsmen, improved dramatically in the current ICC men’s T20I rankings on Wednesday, moving up to the 21st and 115th spots, respectively. It was a thrilling and successful series for both batsmen against the West Indies, which India won convincingly 3-0. During the series, Suryakumar was India’s leading run-scorer, with Iyer in second place.
They helped Suryakumar rise 35 places, while Iyer jumped an incredible 193 ranks.
KL Rahul slid from sixth to sixth place in the batters’ rankings, while veteran batsman Virat Kohli stayed put at tenth.
In the top ten of all-rounders and bowlers, there was no Indian insight.
No. 13 Nicholas Pooran, the sole batter for the Windies, rose five spots.
Australia and Sri Lanka’s T20I series, which ended just a few days ago, also had an impact on the standings.
Ashton Agar, a bowler from Australia, has made it into the top ten of the world’s best bowlers.
After jumping 12 places to No. 17 in T20I cricket, Mahesh Theekshana’s career-high rating of 592 was achieved by the Sri Lankan.
Rohit Sharma, India’s new captain, retained his sixth place in the Test rankings, while Virat Kohli remained in seventh place.
India’s Jasprit Bumrah and Ravichandran Ashwin were the only two Indian bowlers to make it into the top 10 of the world’s top 10 bowlers.
Both Ashwin and his countryman Ravindra Jadeja remained in the top three of the all-rounders’ rankings.
There were two players that rose in the rankings after the first Test against New Zealand and South Africa: Kyle Jamieson (career-high 825 ratings) and Tim Southee (career-high 825 ratings).
Neil Wagner’s batting and bowling prowess pushed him up four places in the all-rounder rankings to No.13.
