ICC Rankings: Suryakumar Yadav overtakes to become No.1 T20I batter
He rise of Suryakumar Yadav is complete with the India star completing his remarkable recent rise to claim top spot on the latest MRF Tyres ICC Men's Player Rankings for T20I batters.
Yadav overtakes Pakistan veteran Mohammad Rizwan on the back of his impressive start to the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, where the 32-year-old has registered back-to-back half centuries against the Netherlands and South Africa.
The India dynamo has been a revelation since making his international T20I debut in March last year and his latest feat to take the top ranking from Rizwan is a reward for his excellent recent run of form.
Yadav has already registered eight half-centuries and one brilliant century in T20I this year and his two most recent knocks in Australia indicate there is more to come from the attacking right-hander.
The India No.4 has been in great touch so far Down Under with 134 runs from three innings and his stylish 68 in Perth against the Proteas on Sunday was a clear highlight.
Yadav is not the only batsman on the move after a strong start to the T20 World Cup, with South African left-hander Riley Rossouw and New Zealand dasher Glenn Phillips also taking eye-catching moves inside the top 10.
Rossouw scored a scintillating century against Bangladesh in Sydney and the 33-year-old moved up 17 places to eighth overall in the latest T20I batsman rankings.
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