Powered by his marauding knocks in the World Twenty20 so far, Virat Kohli on Tuesday became the top-ranked batsman in the ICC rankings, while India remained static at the No.1 spot in the team list.
Powered by his marauding knocks in the World Twenty20 so far, Virat Kohli on Tuesday became the top-ranked batsman in the ICC rankings, while India remained static at the No.1 spot in the team list.
Mr Kohli, who averages 92 after scoring 184 runs in four matches at a strike-rate of over 132, had entered the tournament 24 points behind Aaron Finch, but has now opened up a 68-point advantage over the Australian, the ICC said in a statement.
In the bowlers’ table, West Indies’ Samuel Badree has displaced Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin to return to the number-one position. Mr Badree has taken six wickets in four matches to date, while Mr Ashwin has dropped to third after managing just four wickets in as many matches.
Four of the top five sides will feature in the ICC World T20 semifinals, to be played in Delhi and Mumbai on Wednesday and Thursday, respectively.
India will go head to head with third-ranked West Indies in Mumbai on Thursday, while in the first semi-final in Delhi on Wednesday, second-ranked New Zealand will square-off against fifth-ranked England.
