Lokesh Rahul jumps to sixth place in ICC T20I rankings

TIL Desk Sports/ India opener Lokesh Rahul gained four berths to reach sixth position as Australian batsman Glenn Maxwell and Afghanistan’s Hazratullah Zazai also rose in the ICC T20I player rankings, a statement said. Formerly top-ranked batsman Virat Kohli gained two places to reach 17th and Mahendra Singh Dhoni, seven places to 56th.

Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah (up 12 places to 15th) and left-arm spinner Krunal Pandya (up 18 places to a career-best 43rd) also advanced. Maxwell and Zazai gained after superb shows with the bat in their series against India and Ireland, respectively.

Maxwell, top-ranked in the format a year ago, gained two slots to reach third position after scores of 56 and 113 not out that helped Australia complete a 2-0 victory in India, Kangaroos’ first series win in over a decade against the winners of inaugural ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in 2007.

Hazratullah gained 31 places to reach a career-best seventh position after aggregating 204 runs in the 3-0 series victory, that included an incredible 162 not out, the second highest score in T20Is.