Team India captain Virat Kohli consolidated his position at the top of the table, while openers Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan moved up in the latest ICC T20I Player Rankings released in Dubai on Wednesday. Kohli scored 104 runs in the T20I series to guide India to a 2-1 win over New Zealand and it has helped him strengthen his numero uno position. He gained 13 points and increased the gap with Australia's Aaron Finch to 40 points. Rohit and Dhawan who scored 93 and 87 runs in the three- match series moved up three places to 21st and 20 places to 45th respectively.The Indian bowlers who moved up in ranking are pace bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar, up two places to 26th, leg- spinner Yuzvendra Chahal, up 22 places to 30th and left-arm spinner Akshar Patel, up 17 places to 62nd.In the ICC T20I Team Rankings, India have gained three points from the series but remain behind England on decimal points, in fifth place.
News On AIR | November 8, 2017 6:54 PM
Virat Kohli consolidates top spot in ICC rankings