India opener Shikhar Dhawan and fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar today made significant gains in the latest ICC T20I Player Rankings, riding on their superlative performances in a 2-1 T20 International series win over South Africa. In the ICC T20I Team Rankings, India have gained one point and South Africa have lost one point after their closely-fought series and retain their third and seventh positions, respectively. South Africa captain Jean-Paul Duminy, who scored 122 runs in the series, also jumped four places to be at the 24th spot in the batting ranking. Among others, Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan has moved up to take top position among bowlers with some fine performances in a 2-0 series win over Zimbabwe. The 19-year-old Rashid's movement was not the only one at the top as New Zealand opener Colin Munro and Australia s Glenn Maxwell became the top-ranked batsman and all-rounder, respectively.

Source: dna February 25, 2018 10:17 UTC