Virat Kohli tops the batsman list in latest ICC T20I Rankings

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

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    

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