ICC T20I Rankings: Former India captain Virat Kohli jumped 5 spots to ninth within the ICC rankings for batters in males’s T20Is after his heroic knock vs Pakistan in Melbourne on Sunday. Suryakumar Yadav, in the meantime, slipped to No. 3 whereas Mohammad Rizwan maintained his prime spot.
New Delhi,UPDATED: Oct 26, 2022 14:40 IST
Virat Kohli hit a sensational 82 not out in opposition to Pakistan on the MCG (AP Photo)
By India Today Web Desk: Former India captain Virat Kohli stormed again into the highest 10 of the ICC Rankings for batters in males’s T20Is after his heroic knock in opposition to Pakistan of their Super 12 opener of T20 World Cup in Melbourne. Kohli has jumped 6 locations to succeed in the ninth spot within the batting charts.
Virat Kohli, who had held the numero uno spot previously, hit a shocking 82 not out off 53 balls as he pulled off an unbelievable chase in entrance of 90,000 followers on the MCG in opposition to their arch-rivals on Sunday, October 23.
Virat Kohli had fallen outdoors the highest 10 for the primary time in months in November 2021 after a disappointing run within the T20 World Cup final yr. However, Kohli returned to the highest 10 in February earlier this yr. But the previous captain’s kind nosedived within the shortest format of the sport, main to a different slip within the T20I rankings.
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Virat Kohli was ranked as little as No. 35 within the ICC T20I Batting charts in August 2022.
Kohli had managed simply 81 runs in 4 T20Is in 2022 earlier than the Asia Cup however the World Cup winner turned it round within the continental event, hitting his maiden T20I ton in opposition to Afghanistan. Kohli carried on the great kind within the dwelling collection in opposition to Australia and South Africa earlier than lighting up the MCG on Sunday.
Kohli performed a magical knock, hitting 4 sixes, which included that unbelievable backfoot punch in opposition to Haris Rauf.
SURYAKUMAR SLIPS TO NO. 3
However, India’s Suryakumar Yadav, who was scorching on the heels of top-ranked batter Mohammad Rizwan, has slipped to the third spot after the failure within the crunch sport in opposition to Pakistan. New Zealand’s Devon Conway, who was on hearth of their Super 12 match in opposition to Australia earlier this week, has changed Suryakumar as the brand new No. 4.
Pakistan captain Babar Azam has slipped to the 4th spot after getting a first-ball duck in opposition to India on the MCG.
T20I BATTING RANKINGS (AS OF OCTOBER 26)
1. Mohammad Rizwan (Pakistan) – 849 factors
2. Devon Conway (New Zealand) – 831 factors
3. Suryakumar Yadav (India) – 828 factors
4. Babar Azam (Pakistan) – 799 factors
5. Aiden Markram (South Africa) – 762 factors
6. Dawid Malan (England) – 754 factors
7. Aaron Finch (Australia) – 681 factors
8. Pathum Nissanka (Sri Lanka) – 658 factors
9. Virat Kohli (India) – 635 factors
10. Muhammad Waseem (UAE) – 626 factors
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Oct 26, 2022
