Suryakumar Yadav, a fast-burning fifty-plus in the second match of his team’s Twenty20 International series against South Africa, has been rewarded with an additional extension of his lead at the top of the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s T20I Batter Rankings.
As a consequence of India’s defeat in the thrilling match in Gqeberha, Suryakumar amassed 56 runs off 36 deliveries. The attacking right-hander gained a total of 10 rating points, further strengthening his position as the No. 1 batsman in the shortest format of the game.
With fewer than six months until the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup commences, the India star has amassed a remarkable 865 rating points, significantly surpassing his closest competitors, Mohammad Rizwan of Pakistan (787 rating points) and Aiden Markram of South Africa (758).
Suryakumar notably attained the top ranking in the final days of the T20 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand at the conclusion of the previous year. Based on his current form, it seems probable that the India batsman will maintain that position until the tournament in the West Indies and the USA next year.
One player who has gained ground on Suryakumar is South Africa opener Reeza Hendricks, who rose one position to eighth after scoring 49 against India. Tilak Varma, who rose 10 positions to 55th, and Rinku Singh, who rose 46 places to equal 59th, also attract attention in addition to their more experienced teammate.
Afghanistan aces Rashid Khan has surpassed the India young gun at the top of the rankings for Twenty20 International bowlers due to the omission of newly-crowned No.1 Ravi Bishnoi during their tour of South Africa thus far. Additionally, Proteas spinner Tabraiz Shamsi has made significant strides forward by climbing two positions to tenth after delivering a shrewd 1/18 in their most recent match.
Kuldeep Yadav, a left-armer for India, advances five positions to 32nd on the same list, while Markram climbs two positions to second, trailing only Ravindra Jadeja of India, in the most recent Twenty20 International rankings for all-rounders.
The most recent Test rankings also experienced some movement this week, subsequent to the conclusion of the thrilling series between New Zealand and Bangladesh, which concluded in Mirpur tied at 1-1 after a nail-biting second Test.
In recognition of being named Player of the Match in that Test, Glenn Phillips, a 27-year-old, rose from outside the top 100 to 55th on the amended rankings for batsmen and 24th on the list for all-rounders, an improvement of 42 positions.
Ajaz Patel, a teammate, rose seven positions to 33rd on the list of Test bowlers. Mehidy Hasan and Nayeem Hasan, both from Bangladesh, improved two positions to 21st and five places, respectively, to 44th, respectively, two positions behind the top-ranked bowler Ravichandran Ashwin.
