Rahul rises to career-high 3rd spot in ICC T20 rankings

Indian batsman Lokesh Rahul has jumped nine places to reach a career-high third spot in the latest ICC T20 rankings.His team has gained a place to be second in the team standings following the series win against England.

Rahul's scores of 70, 101 not out, six and 19 have made him India's highest-ranked batsman. Rohit Sharma in 11th rank (up by two places) and captain Virat Kohli in 12th rank (down by four places) are the next highest-ranked India batsmen.

Australia opener Aaron Finch



became the first player in the history of T20 Internationals to break the 900-point mark as he moved up three places to finish the tri-series in Harare against Pakistan and Zimbabwe as the top-ranked batsman in the shortest format of the game.

Pakistan have retained the top position in team rankings with their tri-series victory while India have overtaken Australia to take second place after clinching their three-match series against England 2-1.