ICC T20I rankings: Kuldeep Yadav attains career-best second

India spinner Kuldeep Yadav moved up to attain his career-best second position in the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s T20I Player Rankings

India spinner Kuldeep Yadav moved up to attain his career-best second position in the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s T20I Player Rankings. The star spinner had picked 2/26 in the third and final T20I game against New Zealand which the Blackcaps won by four runs.

The 24-year-old left-arm wrist-spinner accounted for well-set openers Tim Seifert and Colin Munro in the only match he played during the series and reaped immediate dividends. He is now only behind Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan in the table.

Spinners Imad Wasim of Pakistan (up five places to fourth position) and Mitchell Santner of New Zealand (up four places to 10th) have also moved up in the latest rankings update that includes two other series which saw South Africa beat Pakistan and Nepal beat the United Arab Emirates by identical 2-1 margins.

New Zealand take the series 2-1!

The Blackcaps hold off India despite a late charge from Krunal Pandya and Dinesh Karthik to win by four runs in Hamilton.#NZvIND scorecard ➡️ https://t.co/Prav9ucvl2 pic.twitter.com/Udx6Y6MNIE

— ICC (@ICC) February 10, 2019

Left-arm spinner Krunal Pandya was another spinner to move up as he advanced 39 places to a career-best 58th while India openers Rohit Sharma (up three places to seventh) and Shikhar Dhawan (up one place to 11th) have made progress with some useful knocks.

For New Zealand, Kane Williamson (up one place to 12th), Ross Taylor (up seven places to 51st) and Tim Seifert (up 87 places to a career-best 83rd) among batsmen and Tim Southee (up seven places to 30th) among bowlers are some notable gainers.