Rahul, Kohli move up in T20I rankings after fine efforts

Posted on: December 14, 2019 by: Deshvidesh

India opener Lokesh Rahul and captain Virat Kohli have made significant progress in the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s T20I Player Rankings after producing two superb knocks each in the three-match home series against the West Indies which they won 2-1.

Pollard, Cottrell gain for the West Indies after three-match series in India

Virat kohli And Lokesh Rahul Rahul’s scores of 62 and 91 in the first and third T20Is have lifted him three places to sixth position while Kohli’s unbeaten knocks of 94 and 70 in those two matches have taken him back into the 10 as he has gained five positions from his pre-series 15^th place. Rohit Sharma is the third Indian in the top 10, in ninth position.

Kohli, who was named player of the series after finishing with an aggregate of 183 runs, is now in the top 10 in all three formats, occupying top position in the Test and ODI rankings.

Other Indian players to gain in the latest rankings update include left-hander Rishabh Pant (up 15 places to 74^th) among batsmen and Washington Sundar (up 19 places to 14^th) and Deepak Chahar (up 22 places to 21^st) among bowlers.

For the West Indies, Kieron Pollard has moved from 106^th to 79^th position with 105 runs in the series including a fighting 68 in the final match in Mumbai while Nicholas Pooran is up from 96^th to 83^rd. Shimron Hetmyer’s 120-run aggregate sees him gain 100 slots and reach 104^th position.

In the bowlers’ list, Sheldon Cottrell has gained eight slots to reach 12^th place while Jason Holder is up from 82^nd to 71^st.

MRF Tyres ICC Men’s T20I Player Rankings (as of 12 December 2019)

Batsmen (top 10)

Rank(+/-)	Player	Team	Pts	Avge	S/R	Highest Rating
1	Babar Azam	Pak	879	50.17	127	896 v Eng at Cardiff 2019
2	Aaron Finch	Aus	810	38.32	156	901 v Zim at Harare 2018
3	Dawid Malan	Eng	782*	57.25	156	798 v NZ at Napier 2019
4	Colin Munro	NZ	780	30.92	160	831 v Pak at Dubai 2018
5	Glenn Maxwell	Aus	766	35.02	160	837 v SL at Adelaide 2019
6(+3)	Lokesh Rahul	Ind	734	30.76	146	854 v Eng at Old Trafford 2018
7	Evin Lewis	WI	699	30.85	153	782 v Eng at Durham 2017
8(-2)	H Zazai	Afg	692*	43.25	163	736 v WI at Lucknow 2019
9(-1)	Rohit Sharma	Ind	686	32.10	138	719 v WI at Lucknow 2018
10(+5)	Virat Kohli	Ind	685	52.66	138	897 v Eng at Edgbaston 2014