ICC T20 rankings News
Suryakumar Yadav remains second in the latest ICC Men's T20I batting rankings. Ruturaj Gaikwad and other Indian players made significant gains after strong performances against Zimbabwe.
If India emerges victorious, they will not only cement their place at the top of the group but also potentially knock Australia out of the tournament.
With 906 points, Suryakumar Yadav is still far from the Pakistan batting openers Mohammad Rizwan (798) and Babar Azam (769) in the latest ICC T20 rankings.
ICC T20I Batting Rankings: Check latest T20 batting rankings in which India's Suryakumar Yadav leads the pack
Virat Kohli reclaims spot in top 10 of ICC T20I batsmen rankings after defeating Pakistan in a thrilling encounter in the T20 World Cup opening match.
The Indian middle-order duo of Suryakumar Yadav and Venkatesh Iyer on Wednesday made huge gains, climbing to 21st and 115th spot respectively, in the latest ICC men's T20I rankings for batters on the back of their impressive showing against the West Indies.
Indian opening batter KL Rahul has gained a slot after the New Zealand series to secure the fifth spot in the latest T20I rankings for batters.
Babar Azam and Rashid Khan are the top-ranked batsman and bowler in the latest ICC rankings while Glenn Maxwell is the leading all-rounder.
The third and the fourth positions have been held by Australia and England respectively.
India are placed fifth at 116 points and can at best go to the second position with a 3-0 win over New Zealand which will take them to 122 points.
In the team rankings, India remained on fifth even as the West Indies have toppled England after a 21-run win at Chester-le-Street last night.
India's spin duo of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja will end 2016 as No. 1 and No. 2 Test bowlers respectively.
Ravichandran Ashwin will start as the highest-ranked bowler in the tournament.
England (117 rating points) are fourth in the rankings ahead of New Zealand (116).
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