ADELAIDE – Impressive performance against Australia and South Africa helpedIndia’s star batter Suryakumar Yadav to secure the top spot in the latestICC T20 Batting Rankings.
Yadav, 32, edged closer to Pakistani wicketkeeper batter Mohammad Rizwan inrecent times. The race to be the top-ranked T20I batter in the worldintensified earlier as two players from rival sides, tried their utmost tobag the coveted spot.
Indian flamboyant batter Suryakumar was at number 4 but his recent knockshelped him dethrone the Pakistan opener who stayed intact on themuch-sought slot of top batter in the T20 format after Babar’s dismissal.
Lately, the astonishing innings from Yadav took him to a career-best in theT20I rankings; he scored back-to-back half-tons against the Netherlands andSouth Africa to achieve the feat.
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Yadav also remained exceptional as he scored 134 runs from three innings inthe ongoing T20 World Cup squad.
