Former India skipper Virat Kohli and frontline swing bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar have made glorious progress within the newest launched T20 International (T20I) gamers’ rankings by International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday.
Following their admirable performances within the Asia Cup 2022, each Kohli and Bhuvneshwar have superior within the rankings of the shortest format. Kohli has moved up 14 locations to No. 15 on the batters’ desk due to his comeback within the 20-over event, the place he scored 276 runs in 5 innings, at a mean of 92.00 and strike fee of 147.59.
Kohli additionally smashed his first T20I century, an unbeaten 122 towards Afghanistan, which ended his century drought of 1000-plus days throughout codecs. The 33-year-old was solely behind Mohammad Rizwan, who scored 281 runs within the event, which helped him preserve the highest spot amongst batters.
Another main change within the batters’ class was Pakistan captain Babar Azam dropping his No. 2 spot to South Africa’s Aiden Markram following a disappointing present with the bat within the Asia Cup. Notably, Babar solely managed to attain 68 runs in 6 innings within the multi-team occasion, which was gained by Sri Lanka after they beat Pakistan by 23 runs within the ultimate.
Similarly, amongst bowlers, Bhuvneshwar, who completed Asia Cup 2022 as the best wicket-taker with 11 scalps to his identify, made notable progress, breaking into the highest ten after leaping from eleventh to seventh.
Right behind Bhuvi was Sri Lanka’s lead spinner Wanindu Hasaranga, who picked up 9 wickets from six innings. Due to his sensible efficiency, Hasaranga has moved up three locations to amass the sixth spot within the bowlers’ rankings headed by Australian tempo sensation Josh Hazlewood.
Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan has now turn out to be the No.1 ranked T20I all-rounder after he outdistanced Afghanistan skipper Mohammad Nabi.
