Leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi is now in the elite
list of Indian bowlers like Jasprit Bumrah after he gained the new No. 1 spot in
ICC T20I rankings.
Ravi Bishnoi joins Suryakumar Yadav as Bharat
hold the top spot in both batting and bowling rankings in Men’s T20I cricket.
Ravi Bishnoi replaced Afghanistan spinner
Rashid Khan from the top spot. The Lucknow Super Giants star was ranked No.5
last week and he has vaulted 5 spots to dethrone the Afghanistan spin
sensation.
Suryakumar Yadav continues to hold the
No. 1 spot in batting rankings after having found success in his maiden
assignment as the T20I captain. Under Suryakumar, a young Indian side defeated
Australia 4-1 in the T20I series.
Ravi Bishnoi had 664 points when he was
placed No. 5 last week, but the heroics against Australia saw him earn 34 more
points. Bishnoi, with 699 points, has 7 more than Rashid Khan, who had held the
top spot since March 2023.
Ravi Bishnoi was the leading
wicket-taker in the T20I series against Australia, picking up 9 wickets in just
5 matches. It’s a sensational achievement for Bishnoi, who made his T20I debut
only in February 2022. He has played 21 matches and has picked up 34 wickets.
With his recent showings, Ravi Bishnoi
has put his hand up and reminded the selectors that he is a key contender for
the T20 World Cup in 2024.
Bishnoi faces stiff competition from the
likes of Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, and Kuldeep Yadav for the
highly-competitive spinners’ slots.
Meanwhile, Ruturaj Gaikwad retained his
7th spot in the ICC Batting Rankings. Gaikwad hit 223 runs in 5 matches in the
recently-concluded T20I series. He hit a hundred in the 3rd T20I in Guwahati,
but it ended in vain after a Glenn Maxwell special.
Hardik Pandya, who led India in 11 T20Is
in 2023, remains in the 3rd spot in the ICC T20I All-rounders’ ranking. He has
been out of action since the ankle injury he suffered in the World Cup 2023
game against Bangladesh.
INDIANS IN TOP 10: ICC T20I RANKINGS
BATTERS
1. Suryakumar Yadav
7. Ruturaj Gaikwad
BOWLERS
1. Ravi Bishnoi
ALL-ROUNDERS
3. Hardik Pandya
Suryakumar Yadav had a hit and miss T20I
series with the bat despite starting it on a high with a match-winning 80 off
just 42 balls. He finished with 133 runs across 5 innings.
However, Suryakumar continues to hold
the No. 1 spot. He had a health lead over 2nd-placed Mohammad Rizwan of
Pakistan.
ANI
