Shreyas Iyer moves to career-high 4th in ICC T20I rankings

Shreyas Iyer moved to a career-high 4th spot in the latest ICC T20I rankings for batters. | Photo Credit: PTI

India captain Shreyas Iyer jumped three spots to move to a career-high fourth place in the latest T20I rankings, the ICC announced in a release on Wednesday.

Iyer scored a blistering century in the first T20I of the ongoing series against West Indies and entered the top four. He is joined by India’s Ishan Kishan (top spot) and Abhishek Sharma (second), along with Pakistan’s Sahibzada Farhana (third).

Other players to make gains among T20I batters were Kusal Mendis (23rd), Sherfane Rutherford (24th) and Sanju Samson (27th).

West Indies’ Roston Chase improved in the rankings for T20I bowlers (23rd) and T20I all-rounders (third).

In Tests, Ravindra Jadeja continued to remain at the top in the all-rounders’ list. South Africa’s Wiaan Mulder moved to fourth spot and Simon Harmer moved to joint 23rd after first Test against Australia.