ICC T20I Rankings: Yadav breaks into top-five among T20I bowlers

The wrist-spinner edged out fast bowlers Jasprit Bumrah of India and Bangladesh’s Mustafizur Rahman out of the top-20 to increase the number of slow bowlers to 13 in the top-20 list

According to the latest ICC T20I rankings released on Monday, Indian star spinner Kuldeep Yadav managed to get a spot in the top-five for T20I bowlers for the first time in his career. Yadav has jumped 20 places to claim the third position.

The wrist-spinner edged out fast bowlers Jasprit Bumrah of India and Bangladesh’s Mustafizur Rahman out of the top-20 to increase the number of slow bowlers to 13 in the top-20 list.

Apart from Yadav, Australian star wrist-spinner Adam Zampa too vaulted into the top-five for the first time in his career. 

Top 5 Bowlers List

Rank	Player	Team	Point
1	Rashid Khan	Afg	12.4
2	Shadab Khan	Pak	17.16
3	Kuldeep Yadav	Ind	12.96
4	Adil Rashid	Eng	26.38
5	Adam Zampa	Aus	18.27

The latest player rankings include player performances in the one-off T20I between Australia and South Africa, and the T20I series between Australia and India.

Bowlers inside the top-20 to lose ground include Imran Tahir in ninth (down by three places), Yuzvendra Chahal in 11th (down by seven places), Billy Stanlake in 14th (down by five places) and Andrew Tye in 18th (down by eight places).

In the batting table, India opener Shikhar Dhawan is the biggest mover, rising five places to a career-high 11th position. The left-hander scored 76 and 41, while the second match in Melbourne was washed-out.

Babar Azam of Pakistan is the number-one ranked batsman, while Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan is the top-ranked bowler. Glenn Maxwell of Australia is the leading all-rounder.