Sports Desk, AnyTV, New Delhi
Published by: Rohit Raj
Updated Wed, 23 Feb 2022 05:05 PM IST
Summary
The ICC on Wednesday released the latest rankings for men’s players in T20. The players, who were members of Team India, which made a clean sweep against the West Indies, got a tremendous advantage in this. Suryakumar Yadav and Venkatesh Iyer took the long jump.
Venkatesh Iyer and Suryakumar Yadav
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The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday released the latest rankings for men’s players in T20s. The players, who were members of Team India, which made a clean sweep against the West Indies, got a tremendous advantage in this. Suryakumar Yadav and Venkatesh Iyer took the long jump. At the same time, former captain Virat Kohli remains in the 10th place. However, opener KL Rahul has lost two places due to not playing in the series.
Suryakumar scored 107 runs in the three-match series against West Indies. During this his average was 61.33 and strike rate of 140.46. At the same time, Venkatesh Iyer scored 92 runs in three matches. He had an average of 92.00 and a strike rate of 184. Talking about Virat Kohli, he played only two matches. He scored 69 runs at an average of 34.50 and strike rate of 127.78.
Suryakumar jumped 35 places and Venkatesh jumped 203 places. Both jumped to 21st and 115th positions respectively. Suryakumar Yadav and Venkatesh Iyer were the top two run-scorers in the series for India. Rahul, who did not play in the series, lost two places. They slipped from fourth to sixth place. Talking about bowlers and all-rounders, no player from India is in its top-10.
Nicholas Pooran, Ashton Agar and Mahish Teekshna benefit
Talking about the West Indies team, Niklos Pooran gained five places. They have now reached the 13th position. He scored 184 runs in three matches at an average of 61.33 and a strike rate of 140.46. On the other hand, the T20 series between Australia and Sri Lanka also had an impact on the rankings. Australian spinner Ashton Agar broke into the top-10 in the bowlers’ rankings. They have now moved up to ninth place. At the same time, Sri Lanka’s Mahish Teekshana climbed 12 places to reach number 17.
Rohit ahead of Kohli in Test rankings
Talking about the Test rankings, Rohit Sharma, the new captain of India, remains in the sixth place. Virat Kohli is one place behind him at number seven. Among the bowlers, off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is second and pacer Jasprit Bumrah remains in the tenth position. New Zealand’s Kyle Jamieson and Tim Southee are at number three and fifth respectively. In the all-rounder’s list, Ashwin is second and Ravindra Jadeja remains at the third place.