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Suryakumar Yadav retains top spot in ICC T20 batting rankings

Suryakumar Yadav may be going through a rough patch in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) but he continues to top the ICC (International Cricket Council) men’s T20 International batting rankings released on Wednesday. Suryakumar continues to top the list with 906 points, passing Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan (811 points) and captain Babar Azam (755 points), South Africa’s Aiden Markram (748 points) and New Zealand’s Devon Conway (745 points). Moving ahead. Virat Kohli retained his 15th position.

This phase of the IPL has not been good for Suryakumar so far, scoring 15, 01 and zero in the first three games for Mumbai Indians. Babar, who moved up to the third spot, will get a chance to come close to Suryakumar in Pakistan’s five-match T20I series against New Zealand starting Saturday. The players have paid off for their performances in the just-concluded T20I series between New Zealand and Sri Lanka, with young spinner Mahish Teekshana achieving his career-best rating to move up to joint-fifth in the rankings for bowlers.

Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan continues to lead the bowlers’ list ahead of compatriot Fazlhaq Farooqui, Australia’s Josh Hazlewood and Sri Lanka’s Wanindu Hasaranga. There is no Indian in the top 10 in the list of bowlers. Bangladesh’s win over Ireland in Mirpur has also resulted in some change in the Test rankings. Scores of 126 and 51 not out saw Mushfiqur Rahim move up five places to 17th in the Test batsmen’s list, while the spin duo of Taijul Islam and Shakib Al Hasan gained in the bowlers’ list. Taijul’s five-wicket haul has helped him move up three places to 20th position, while Bangladesh captain Shakib has improved two places to be joint-26th.

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