Dubai star batsman Suryakumar Yadav remained at second position in the latest ICC Men's T20I batting rankings, which also includes Ruturaj Gaikwad, who made significant strides following his exploits in the ongoing away series against Zimbabwe.
Suryakumar is in second place with 821 rating points behind Australian Travis Head, who has 844 rating points.
England's Phil Salt is third with 797 points, ahead of Pakistan captain Babar Azam (755), Mohammad Rizwan (746) and Jos Buttler (716).
Gaikwad has gained 13 places to move up to seventh in the rankings thanks to a stellar 47-ball 77 in a comprehensive 100-run win for India in the second T20I against Zimbabwe.
With most of India's 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup-winning squad rested for the tour of Zimbabwe, the five-game series has allowed India's reserve players to showcase their talent, and with the withdrawal of stalwarts Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja. , future players can make a good case for a regular place in the team.
Apart from Gaikwad, Rinku Singh and Abhishek Sharma also made solid strides among India's batsmen.
Rinku, who was among the reserves for the T20 World Cup, jumped four places to reach 39th place thanks to an attacking 48 not out off 22 balls in the second T20I.
And after ducking in the first game, all-rounder Abhishek scored an impressive 100 off just 47 balls in the second game. With this spectacular blow he entered the rankings for the first time in 75th place.
Zimbabwe's Brian Bennett gained 25 places to finish in 96th position thanks to his two attacking cameos, making 22 for 15 and 26 for nine in the two matches.
In the T20I bowlers' table, left-arm spinner Axar Patel fell two places to be the only Indian in the top 10 at ninth position with 644 rating points.
His fellow left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav also slipped three places to 11th place, while T20 World Cup player of the tournament Jasprit Bumrah also slipped two places to 14th position.
Additionally, there was some movement in the top 10 positions of the bowling rankings, with Adam Zampa (7th), Fazalhaq Farooqi (8th) and Maheesh Theekshana (10th) gaining positions.
India's Ravi Bishnoi, with his six scalps in the first two matches against Zimbabwe, jumped eight places to move to 14th place.
Blessing Muzarabani also gained eight positions after the first two matches, up to 55th place, and his pass of 1/17 was decisive in Zimbabwe winning the first T20I.
Meanwhile, India vice-captain Hardik Pandya dropped one place to second position in the T20I all-rounders rankings.
Sri Lanka's Wanindu Hasaranga took pole position.
India's Washington Sundar entered the top 50 thanks to his quickfire 27 in the first game as well as his three wickets in two outings.
Axar is ranked 12th in the all-terrain classification.
Suryakumar is in second place with 821 rating points behind Australian Travis Head, who has 844 rating points.
England's Phil Salt is third with 797 points, ahead of Pakistan captain Babar Azam (755), Mohammad Rizwan (746) and Jos Buttler (716).
Gaikwad has gained 13 places to move up to seventh in the rankings thanks to a stellar 47-ball 77 in a comprehensive 100-run win for India in the second T20I against Zimbabwe.
With most of India's 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup-winning squad rested for the tour of Zimbabwe, the five-game series has allowed India's reserve players to showcase their talent, and with the withdrawal of stalwarts Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja. , future players can make a good case for a regular place in the team.
Apart from Gaikwad, Rinku Singh and Abhishek Sharma also made solid strides among India's batsmen.
Rinku, who was among the reserves for the T20 World Cup, jumped four places to reach 39th place thanks to an attacking 48 not out off 22 balls in the second T20I.
And after ducking in the first game, all-rounder Abhishek scored an impressive 100 off just 47 balls in the second game. With this spectacular blow he entered the rankings for the first time in 75th place.
Zimbabwe's Brian Bennett gained 25 places to finish in 96th position thanks to his two attacking cameos, making 22 for 15 and 26 for nine in the two matches.
In the T20I bowlers' table, left-arm spinner Axar Patel fell two places to be the only Indian in the top 10 at ninth position with 644 rating points.
His fellow left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav also slipped three places to 11th place, while T20 World Cup player of the tournament Jasprit Bumrah also slipped two places to 14th position.
Additionally, there was some movement in the top 10 positions of the bowling rankings, with Adam Zampa (7th), Fazalhaq Farooqi (8th) and Maheesh Theekshana (10th) gaining positions.
India's Ravi Bishnoi, with his six scalps in the first two matches against Zimbabwe, jumped eight places to move to 14th place.
Blessing Muzarabani also gained eight positions after the first two matches, up to 55th place, and his pass of 1/17 was decisive in Zimbabwe winning the first T20I.
Meanwhile, India vice-captain Hardik Pandya dropped one place to second position in the T20I all-rounders rankings.
Sri Lanka's Wanindu Hasaranga took pole position.
India's Washington Sundar entered the top 50 thanks to his quickfire 27 in the first game as well as his three wickets in two outings.
Axar is ranked 12th in the all-terrain classification.
