Virat Kohli and senior batsman KL Rahul stayed put at fifth and sixth position, respectively, in the latest ICC rankings for T20 International batsmen issued on Wednesday.
However, both Rahul and Kohli are not part of the Indian team that is playing a T20I series in Sri Lanka, the dividends of which were reaped by pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who moved up to 16th position in the bowlers' list after his 4/22 in the first game last Sunday.
Leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal, who was economical in the first game, has gained 10 places to be 21st on that list where Sri Lankan Wanindu Hasaranga, with a stellar performance, is placed second. Deepak Chahar has jumped to 34th place after bagging two wickets.
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In the T20I batsmen's list, Rohit Sharma has dropped to 14th without playing while Shikhar Dhawan, after his 38-ball-46, is now 29th. Furthermore, Suryakumar Yadav, who scored a fifty in the first T20I against Sr Lanka, has taken giant strides of 25 places to take the 42nd rank in the table.
In the ODI list, Kohli and Rohit trail Pakistan's Babar Azam in the top-10 while Jasprit Bumrah is the lone Indian at seventh in the bowlers' table.
In the all-rounders’ list, Ravindra Jadeja remained static at Number 9.
