Indian batsmen Lokesh Rahul, Rohit Sharma arise in ICC T20I rankings

Indian batsmen Lokesh Rahul and Rohit Sharma have done estimable gains in a Twenty20 International (T20I) rankings following India’s 3-0 array win over Sri Lanka

Indian batsmen Lokesh Rahul and Rohit Sharma have done estimable gains in a Twenty20 International (T20I) rankings following India’s 3-0 array win over Sri Lanka. Rahul has gained 23 slots to strech a fourth position among batsmen after scoring 154 runs, including dual half-centuries, during a series, a International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Monday.

Indian batsman KL Rahul plays a shot during their third and final Twenty20 general cricket compare opposite Sri Lanka during Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, on Sunday. PIC/PTI
Indian batsman KL Rahul plays a shot during their third and final Twenty20 general cricket compare opposite Sri Lanka during Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, on Sunday. PIC/PTI

Rohit climbed 6 rungs to strech 14th position. He scored 162 runs during a series, that enclosed a hit of 118 in a second compare in Indore. Australia opener Aaron Finch changed adult a rung, displacing Virat Kohli to take a tip spot. West Indies opener Evin Lewis also gained a mark to arise to second place. Kohli slipped to third position after blank a array due to personal commitments. As players remove dual per cent of their rating points for any T20I missed, Kohli has slipped from 824 points to 776 points.

However, Kohli, who is a tip ranked batsman in One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and placed second in Tests, is usually 8 points behind Finch and 4 behind Lewis. Among a bowlers, Indian leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal’s 8 wickets in a array have helped him pierce adult 14 slots to strech 16th position while Hardik Pandya (up 40 places to corner 39th) and Kuleep Yadav (up 48 places to 64) have also changed northwards after holding 6 wickets each.

For Sri Lanka, Kusal Perera has changed adult 8 places to take a 30th container in a batsmen’s list after aggregating 100 runs in a array while Upul Tharanga has gained 36 slots to strech 105th position after his sum of 81 runs. Thisara Perera has gained dual places to strech a 70th position among a bowlers. In a ICC T20I group rankings, India have changed adult from their pre-series total of 119 points to 121 points. They have leapfrogged England, New Zealand and a West Indies to pierce from fifth to second position in a list led by Pakistan with 124 points.

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