Team India’s star batsman Suryakumar Yadav is recovering from his injury these days and is playing Indian Premier League matches for Mumbai Indians. On the other hand, a series of 5 T20 matches is also starting between Pakistan and New Zealand. The first match of the series is to be played this evening in Rawalpindi. Suryakumar Yadav is currently the number one batsman in the ICC T20 rankings. But now he may face a tough challenge. From Pakistan captain Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan.
Suryakumar Yadav’s has a rating of 861 in ICC T20 rankings
Suryakumar Yadav is currently at number one in the ICC T20 rankings with a rating of 861. Although he had reached a rating of 910 last year, he has been away from international cricket for some time. England’s Phil Salt is in second place. Whose rating is 802. Whereas Pakistani batsmen occupy the third and fourth positions.
Mohammad Rizwan occupies third position
Pakistan’s wicket-keeper batsman Mohammad Rizwan is currently in third place with a rating of 800. That means there is a difference of only 61 ratings between Surya and Rizwan. Suryakumar Yadav will now be seen playing international matches directly in the T20 World Cup to be played in June, while Rizwan will play continuously even before that. Right now there are 5 matches against New Zealand and after that the team will also play T20 match against Ireland.That means he has every chance to increase his rating. The special thing is that most of the big players of New Zealand are currently playing the Indian Premier League in India, hence the big players of New Zealand are not included in that touring team. The matches are being held in Pakistan, where the pitches are flat and a lot of runs are scored.
Changes possible in ICC T20 rankings
After Mohammad Rizwan, captain Babar Azam is at third place in this list. Whose rating is 764. However, there is a lot of difference between Surya and Babar. But now Babar is returning as captain, so he can be seen opening again. In such a situation, he will have plenty of opportunities to score runs. Only after five matches of this series have been completed, will it be known which batsman is number one in the ICC T20 rankings. But Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam definitely have a chance as it seems.
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