ICC T20I rankings: KL Rahul retains No.2 spot in batting rankings after stellar NZ tour

Indian batsman KL Rahul retained his spot (. 2) in latest ICC T20I rankings for batsmen. right-hander is currently at 823 rating points and is behind Pakistan’s Babar Azam in T20I batting charts. KL Rahul’s rise as a top-tier T20I batsman can be attributed to his consistent performances in shortest format of game.

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ICC T20I rankings: KL Rahul holds on to second spot

During recently concluded five-match T20I series between India and hosts New Zealand, KL Rahul aggregated 224 runs across five matches to be judged as ‘Player of Series’. He also created record for  most runs scored by any batsmen in a bilateral T20I competition. His performances helped India register a 5-0 series whitewash over Black Caps. 27-year-old n carried on his golden run of form in ODIs that followed. He scored ar 204 runs in three matches.

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Apart from KL Rahul, or Indians featuring on top 10 list included skipper Virat Kohli. Kohli also retained his position as World . 10 ranked batsman in ICC T20I rankings. Meanwhile, Australian spinner Ashton Agar jumped up six places to fourth position in bowling charts. Agar picked up eight wickets (including a hat-trick) in South Africa and was instrumental in Australia’s 2-1 triumph in T20I series.

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ICC T20I rankings: KL Rahul to resume KXIP team 2020 duties in IPL 2020

KL Rahul is set to le KXIP team 2020 in upcoming season of Indian Premier League (IPL 2020). During recently concluded IPL 2020 tring window, batsman was retained by franchise for ₹11 crore. Rahul has been an integral member of KXIP ever since he joined side in IPL 2018. KL Rahul is currently a part of India's Test squ in NZ vs Ind Test series. Rahul has h a fine NZ vs Ind series in white-ball cricket, making him one of sought after cricketers in country.

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