In the Asia Cup, Kohli scored 276 runs with his first international century in almost three years as he rose 14 ranks to reach 15th place among all T20I batsmen.
India pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar also took advantage of his good performance to move up four places to the seventh position.
All-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga has also benefitted from his incredible performance in the recently concluded Asia Cup 2022.
After winning the player of the tournament in the Asia Cup, the match-winning Sri Lankan jumped seven places to be ranked sixth among bowlers and fourth among all-rounders.
The Sri Lankan all-rounder took nine wickets throughout the competition, including three against Pakistan in the championship match. His performance was a big factor in the island nation’s success in winning the sixth Asia Cup.
If Hasaranga maintains his current form in the T20 World Cup to be held in Australia later this year, he could be aiming to reach the top spot in both the rankings.
In the list of T20I bowlers, the 25-year-old is currently just 100 ratings points behind Australia’s Josh Hazlewood, and the top-to-bottom gap on the all-rounder rank is even smaller.
After the Asia Cup, Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan surpassed Afghanistan’s Mohammad Nabi to become the new number one T20I all-rounder.
After regaining his form in the Asia Cup, Kohli still has a way to go before he can challenge for the top spot among T20I batsmen, but he is at least headed in the right direction.
The top T20I batsman rankings saw the biggest movement towards the top, with champion right-hander Lokesh Rahul up seven places to 23rd and Bhanuka Rajapakse up 34th to 34th, giving significant advantage over players there.
In a close race for the first spot, veteran Pakistan batsman Mohammad Rizwan continues to top the rankings for T20I batsmen, while South Africa’s Aiden Markram is second behind Babar Azam.
Pakistan’s Haris Rauf (up nine places to joint 25th) and Mohammad Nawaz (up seven places to 34th) were among the top movers in the list of T20I bowlers after impressive performances in the Asia Cup.
The latest Test player rankings showed no movement in the top 10, although players from South Africa and England made significant gains after recently ending the three-match series.
The right-handed batsman, Ollie Pope, climbed 17 places to 29th overall in the batsmen’s list, while teammate Ollie Robinson, a bowler, moved up 11 places after taking five wickets in the first innings of the third and deciding Test. With the increase reached 15th place. At The Oval, England right-hander Ollie maintains his lead over Pope.
Fast bowler Marco Jensen’s performance in the final Test of the series will give South Africa optimism, despite a 2-1 series loss to Brendon McCullum’s side.
Taking five wickets of his own helped Jensen jump eight ranks to 26th among Test bowlers and six places as a result of his efforts to tie for 12th place among all-rounders.
The most notable winners of the recent changes in the ODI player rankings were the experienced combo of Steve Smith and Mitchell Starc, who won the recently concluded Chappell-Hadlee series 3-0.
Smith, who scored 167 runs in the series, was moved up 13 ranks to 10th in the rankings for batsmen.
The veteran left-hander would be happy with his three-place move up to ninth place overall in the ODI bowlers’ list, even though Starc’s rise was not nearly as spectacular.
New Zealand’s Trent Boult, who finished the series as the best wicket-taker of the series against Australia with 10 victims, is at the top spot among ODI bowlers.
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