According to the latest ranking published by the International Cricket Council (ICC), completely different pictures emerged for two prominent Indian cricket players. Captain Shreyas Iyer gained a significant advantage after his impressive performance in the first T20 match against West Indies, which took place in Lucknow.
Meanwhile, former captain Virat Kohli lost ground in the rankings after failing to score any runs in the last ODI match of the series against West Indies.
In the first T20 match against West Indies in Lucknow, Captain Iyer demonstrated incredible batting, scoring 102 not out runs, using 10 fours and 6 sixes, all in just 43 balls. This innings marked Iyer's first century in international T20 cricket.
Thanks to this brilliant performance, Shreyas Iyer jumped 18 positions and secured seventh place in his career ranking. Four Indian players are now in the top ten of the T20 rankings: Ishan Kishan at number one, Abhishek Sharma at number two, Tilak Verma at number ten, and now Shreyas Iyer at number seven.
Virat Kohli faced a drop in the ICC ODI balance table. In the final match of the three-match ODI series against West Indies, Kohli was dismissed for a 'golden duck,' leading to a decrease in his rating points from 796 to 781.
Due to this decline, Virat Kohli moved from second to third position, while Daryl Mitchell from New Zealand took second place without playing in the match. Meanwhile, India's ODI captain Shubman Gill strengthened his position at the top, reaching 841 points thanks to a magnificent double century (223 not out runs) in the match against West Indies in Guwahati.


