ICC T20I Rankings: Former India captain Virat Kohli jumped 5 spots to 9th in the ICC rankings for batters in men’s T20Is after his heroic knock vs Pakistan in Melbourne on Sunday. Suryakumar Yadav, meanwhile, slipped to No. 3 while Mohammad Rizwan maintained his top spot.

Virat Kohli hit a sensational 82 not out against Pakistan at the MCG (AP Photo)

By India Today Web Desk: Former India captain Virat Kohli stormed back into the top 10 of the ICC Rankings for batters in men’s T20Is after his heroic knock against Pakistan in their Super 12 opener of T20 World Cup in Melbourne. Kohli has jumped 6 places to reach the 9th spot in the batting charts.

Virat Kohli, who had held the numero uno spot in the past, hit a stunning 82 not out off 53 balls as he pulled off an improbable chase in front of 90,000 fans at the MCG against their arch-rivals on Sunday, October 23.

Virat Kohli had fallen outside the top 10 for the first time in months in November 2021 after a disappointing run in the T20 World Cup last year. However, Kohli returned to the top 10 in February earlier this year. But the former captain’s form nosedived in the shortest format of the game, leading to another slip in the T20I rankings.

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Virat Kohli was ranked as low as No. 35 in the ICC T20I Batting charts in August 2022.

Kohli had managed just 81 runs in 4 T20Is in 2022 before the Asia Cup but the World Cup winner turned it around in the continental tournament, hitting his maiden T20I ton against Afghanistan. Kohli carried on the good form in the home series against Australia and South Africa before lighting up the MCG on Sunday.

Kohli played a magical knock, hitting 4 sixes, which included that unbelievable backfoot punch against Haris Rauf.

SURYAKUMAR SLIPS TO NO. 3

However, India’s Suryakumar Yadav, who was hot on the heels of top-ranked batter Mohammad Rizwan, has slipped to the 3rd spot after the failure in the crunch game against Pakistan. Bukkry.com”>New Zealand’s Devon Conway, who was on fire in their Super 12 match against Australia earlier this week, has replaced Suryakumar as the Bukkry.com”>New No. 4.

Pakistan captain Babar Azam has slipped to the 4th spot after getting a first-ball duck against India at the MCG.

T20I BATTING RANKINGS (AS OF OCTOBER 26)

1. Mohammad Rizwan (Pakistan) – 849 points
2. Devon Conway (Bukkry.com”>New Zealand) – 831 points
3. Suryakumar Yadav (India) – 828 points
4. Babar Azam (Pakistan) – 799 points
5. Aiden Markram (South Africa) – 762 points
6. Dawid Malan (England) – 754 points
7. Aaron Finch (Australia) – 681 points
8. Pathum Nissanka (Sri Lanka) – 658 points
9. Virat Kohli (India) – 635 points
10. Muhammad Waseem (UAE) – 626 points