Rohit Sharma moves up to the 8th spot in the ICC T20 Rankings

Indian Batsman Rohit Sharma has moved up a place in latest ICC T20 Ranking for batsmen released on Wednesday, September 25, Sharma moved up to number eight position with Indian Captain Virat Kohli and batsman Shikhar Dhawan inching closer to a top-10 spot. 

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Rohit tied at eight spot 

Virat Kohli's brilliant kck of an unbeaten 72 in second T20 of three-match series against ‘ Proteas’ which ended in a 1-1 draw, has seen him move up by a spot and reach number 11 position on list while Dhawan has moved up three places to 13th spot after posting scores of 40 and 36. Rohit is tied at eighth spot with England's Alex Hales. Both Indian and English batsmen have 664 points. In bowlers' ranking, Washington Sundar is top-ranked Indian. He moved eight spots to be placed 50th.

latest rankings take into account India-South Africa series, Banglesh tri-series featuring Afghanistan and Zimbabwe, as well as Ireland, Scotland, Nerlands tri-series. Afghanistan's Hazratullah Zazai and Scotland's George Munsey achieved new highs for ir respective teams. Fifth-ranked Zazai's 727 points are highest by an Afghanistan batsman in history while 21st-ranked Munsey became first Scotland batsman to reach 600 points after scoring an unbeaten 127 off just 56 balls against Nerlands before dropping to 585 at end of series.

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South Africa's Quinton de Kock moved up from 49th to 30th

series in India also saw South Africa's Quinton de Kock move up from 49th to 30th, his highest position in two years, after scores of 52 and 79 t out. Spinner Tabraiz Shamsi has reached top 20 in bowlers' list for first time while Andile Phehlukwayo has achieved a career-best ranking of seventh.

re were also some interesting facts in Banglesh tri-series. Captain Hamilton Masakza retired from international cricket in 22nd place as Zimbabwe's highest-ranked batsman at time and Afghanistan spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman has moved into top 10 with seven wickets in series.

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India ranks fourth in ICC T20 Rankings

Ireland series saw Dutch pair of Ben Cooper and Max O'Dowd achieve ir highest rankings at joint 41st among batsmen, while Ireland's Kevin O'Brien has achieved a career-high 459 rating points in batting. In T20 team rankings, India is currently placed fourth with South Africa claiming third spot, England  second, and Pakistan topping ranking.

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