Oct.31 (CRICKETNMORE) - India captain Virat Kohli, who on Monday edged AB de Villiers to claim top ranking in ODIs, also goes into the New Zealand T20I series as the top-ranked batsman in the format.
For New Zealand, captain Kane Williamson is the leading batsman at fourth place while left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner is the leading bowler in 12th position.
Meanwhile, South Africa batsman David Miller’s record-breaking 101 not out in Potchefstroom and an aggregate of 126 runs in the series has seen him move up 16 places to 22nd rank while Hashim Amla’s 88 runs have helped him gain five slots to reach seventh position. Other batsmen to move up after these two series are Bangladesh’s Soumya Sarkar (up 19 places to 28th) and Pakistan’s Shoaib Malik (up three places to 26th).
South Africa spinner Aaron Phangiso (up 19 places to 47th) has also made significant gains while Pakistan bowlers Shadab Khan (up 21 places to 40th), Mohammad Aamir (up 21 places to 49th) and Hasan Ali (up 10 places to 63rd) have made good progress.
ICC T20I Player Rankings (as of 31 October, before the India-New Zealand series):
Batsmen (top 20)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts
1 ( - ) Virat Kohli Ind 811
2 ( - ) Aaron Finch Aus 784
3 ( - ) Evin Lewis Win 780
4 ( - ) Kane Williamson NZ 745
5 (+1) Glenn Maxwell Aus 700
6 (+1) Alex Hales Eng 690
7= (+5) Hashim Amla SA 683!
(+1) Joe Root Eng 683
9= (-4) Babar Azam Pak 664*
( - ) M. Shahzad Afg 664
11 (-1) H. Masakadza Zim 657
12 (-2) Faf du Plessis SA 631
13 (+1) Shaiman Anwar UAE 615
14 (+1) Eoin Morgan Eng 608
15 (-2) Sabbir Rahman Ban 605
16 ( - ) Marlon Samuels Win 604
17 ( - ) Colin Munro NZ 590
18 ( - ) David Warner Aus 586
19 ( - ) Jos Buttler Eng 579
20 ( - ) Lokesh Rahul Ind 575
ICC Media Release