Dubai: Comeback man K L Rahul was the lone Indian to feature in the top ten batting list in the latest ICC T20I Players Rankings issued Thursday.
Rahul, who made a successful comeback with scores of 47 and 50 in the just-concluded T20 series against Australia after going through a tough time due to a chat show controversy, jumped four rungs to the sixth position with 726 rating points.
Formerly top-ranked Virat Kohli (up two places to 17th) and former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (up seven places to 56th) have also gained among Indian batsmen.
Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah (up 12 places to 15th) and left-arm spinner Krunal Pandya (up 18 places to a career-best 43rd) have also advanced.
However, chinaman Kuldeep Yadav has dropped two places to occupy the fourth spot.
Among others, Australia batsman Glenn Maxwell rose significantly in the recent ICC T20I Player Rankings after superb show with the bat in the series against India.
In the ICC Men’s T20I Team Rankings, India have retained their second position while Australia have overtaken South Africa and England to reach third place and to within two points of India.
Afghanistan and Ireland retain eighth and 17th positions, respectively.
Pakistan lead the team rankings with 135 points, 13 points ahead of India.
PTI