Suryakumar has had a poor start to the IPL, with scores of 15, 1 and 0 in Mumbai Indians’ first three games. Babar, who has moved up to third, will have another chance to close the gap on Suryakumar when Pakistan begin their five-match T20I series against New Zealand on Saturday.
A number of New Zealand and Sri Lankan players who played in the recently concluded T20I series were rewarded for their efforts, with young spinner Maheesh Theekshana standing out the most, as the 22-year-old rose to a career-high rating and equal fifth place on the bowlers rankings.
Afghan spinner Rashid Khan leads the T20 bowlers chart, followed by compatriot Fazalhaq Farooqi, Australian Josh Hazlewood, and Sri Lankan Wanindu Hasaranga.
There are no Indians among the top ten bowlers in the world.
Following Bangladesh’s victory over Ireland in Mirpur, there was also some movement in the Test rankings. After scores of 126 and 51 not out, experienced right-handed batter Mushfiqur Rahim moved up five places to 17th on the Test batters’ chart, while the spin duo of Taijul Islam and Shakib Al Hasan were rewarded in the bowlers’ list.
Taijul collected a valuable five-wicket haul in the first innings and moved up three places to 20th, while Bangladesh skipper Shakib improved two spots to equal 26th after taking 2/26 in the second innings.
