New Delhi: An Indian batter has made tremendous gains in the latest T20I rankings and has come very close to becoming the world no.1.
Suryakumar Yadav surpassed Pakistan captain Babar Azam to reach the position of number 2 in the latest ranking announced by ICC.
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With the recent 46 runs against Australia in the first T20I in Mohali, Yadav has come close to Mohammad Rizwan who is currently topping the table for last two weeks.
To maintain his place at no. 1, Rizwan hit a spectacular half-century for Pakistan against England. However, another Pakistan batter Babar Azam is continuously slipping in the table due to his continuous poor form.
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Top 8 batters T20I in latest Rankings
- Mohammad Rizwan
Pakistan - 825 Ratings
2. Aiden Markram
South Africa - 792 Ratings
3. Suryakumar Yadav
India - 780 Ratings
4. Babar Azam
Pakistan - 771 Ratings
5. Dawid Malan
England - 725 Ratings
6. Aaron Finch
Australia - 715 Ratings
7. Devon Conway
New Zealand - 683 Ratings
8. Pathum Nissanka
Sri Lanka - 677 Ratings