Babar Azam climbs to 3rd spot in ICC T20I Rankings.

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistani Skipper Babar Azam has climbed up to No 3, in the MRF Tyres ICC Men's T20I Batting Rankings after the conclusion of the T20 World Cup.

The Pakistan skipper scored a match-winning fifty in the semi-final against New Zealand, gaining one spot to climb up to No 3 in the rankings, said a press release.

South Africa batter Rossouw also jumped up to seventh after New Zealand's Glenn Phillips dropped to the eighth spot. Rossouw had scored a magnificent century against Bangladesh in the T20 World Cup.

Other batters in the top five other than Suryakumar and Babar are Mohammad Rizwan, Devon Conway and Aiden Markram. Both Rizwan and Markram have managed to hold on to their second and fifth positions respectively, whereas Conway dropped down to fourth after losing his third position in the rankings to Babar.

Meanwhile, India middle-order batter Suryakumar Yadav retained his position at the top of the T20I Batting Rankings. Suryakumar became the No.1 T20I batter after a superb showing in the Super 12 stage of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, where he smashed three fifties in just five innings.

That performance helped him to achieve a career-best rating of 869 points. Although his rating dropped to 859 after his dismissal for 14 in the semi-final against England, his position has remained undisturbed as other batters in his vicinity failed to produce any eye-catching performances.

Suryakumar Yadav unleashes his full repertoire of shots as he finishes the India innings off in style.

The 32-year-old amassed 239 runs during the World Cup at an outstanding average and strike-rate of 59.75 and 189.68 respectively, and also finished as the third highest run-scorer in the event.

Alex Hales, who smashed an...