Indian opener KL Rahul's two impressive knocks in the recently concluded two-match T20 Cricket series against Australia helped him climb to fifth in the latest ICC Rankings for T20 batsmen in Dubai on Tuesday.

Rahul, who made a comeback to international Cricket after a brief suspension by the BCCI for his sexist comments on a TV show, scored 47 and 50 in the two matches and gained a spot in the latest rankings.

In the bowlers' list, Kuldeep Yadav, who was rested for two T20 Internationals, dropped a place to fifth.

Pakistan's Babar Azam remained in top position in batsmen list while Afghanistan's Rashid Khan maintained the top position in bowlers' list.