Rising Indian cricket stars Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Ishan Kishan have made huge strides in the latest ICC Men’s T20I batting rankings, with Sooryavanshi jumping to a career-best 48th position and Kishan topping the charts with an impressive 910 runs.
IMAGE: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi continues his rise in international cricket. Photo: Bank of Credit and Commerce
Key points
- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi jumped 230 places to 48th in the ICC Men’s T20I batting rankings after scoring 151 runs against Zimbabwe.
- Ishan Kishan tops the T20I batting rankings with 910 runs, achieving the third highest rating ever recorded by a T20I batsman.
- Kishan’s career best rating of 916 points surpasses that of Suryakumar Yadav (912) and Virat Kohli (909).
- Ravi Bishnoi has moved up 31 places to 41st in the bowling rankings after taking three wickets in the Zimbabwe series.
- Shubman Gill has regained the top spot in the ODI batting rankings.
Rising sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has made a big jump in the latest ICC Men’s T20I batting rankings after an impressive start to his international career.
The 15-year-old was named Player of the Series after scoring 151 runs at an average of 50.33 during India’s 3-0 T20I series win over Zimbabwe in Harare.
Sooryavanshi’s performance helped him climb 230 places to 48th, a career-best position, among T20I batsmen in the rankings released by the ICC on Wednesday.
Kishan’s record-breaking rise
Sooryavanshi currently has 536 rating points and is behind his Indian teammate Ishan Kishan, who tops the latest T20I batting rankings. Kishan reached a career-best 916 runs after scoring 81 in the second match against Zimbabwe, the third highest rating ever scored by a T20I batsman.
He finished the series with 910 points but is still comfortably ahead of second-placed Sahibzada Farhan who has 848 points.
Kishan’s career-best rating is also higher than that of fellow Indian stars Suryakumar Yadav (912) and Virat Kohli (909). Abhishek Sharma holds the record for the highest batting rating ever in a T20I with 931 runs, followed by England’s Dawid Malan at 919 and Kishan at 916, according to the ICC.
Other Notable Movers
Tilak Varma also moved up two places to sixth, while Shreyas Iyer rose seven places to 24th among T20I batsmen. Ravi Bishnoi made one of the biggest jumps in the bowling rankings, rising 31 places to 41st after taking three wickets in the Zimbabwe series.
Zimbabwe also saw some movement in the rankings, with Ryan Burle rising six places to 85th among T20I batsmen. Fast bowler Blessing Muzarabani has moved up 10 places to 26th among T20I bowlers.
ODI updates and Test rankings
In the ODI rankings, Shubman Gill has regained the top spot among batsmen after New Zealander Daryl Mitchell missed the last series against the West Indies. Mitchell has been ranked first since January, according to the International Criminal Court.
Namibia’s Bernard Schulz was another key mover, climbing five places to seventh among ODI bowlers following his performance in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League 2 tri-series in Utrecht.
West Indies’ Justin Greaves has also made a significant move up the Test rankings after his outstanding display against Pakistan in Trinidad. He rose 21 places to 48th among Test bowlers and rose eight places to ninth among all bowlers after winning five successive wickets.
His West Indies team-mate Jayden Seals has risen five places to 24th among Test bowlers, while Pakistan’s Mohammad Abbas has risen nine places to 17th.
Babar Azam also moved up four places to 15th among Test batsmen after his 32nd Test half-century in the second innings.
