*England’s top-order batsman David Malan has climbed to the top of theInternational Cricket Council (ICC) T20I rankings for batsmen. *

The left-hander grabbed the number-one rank after a great outing in therecently concluded three-match series against Australia where he finishedas the top-scorer with 129 runs at an average of 43.

Malan replaced Pakistan’s star batsman and captain Babar Azam, who is nowplaced on the second position with 869 ranking points.

In the team rankings, Australia remained on the top position despitesuffering a 2-1 series defeat against England.