Virat Kohli & KL Rahul jump up a place each in latest ICC T20I Rankings for batsmen

Indian skipper Virat Kohli and makeshift limited-overs vice-captain KL Rahul have jumped up a place each in recently released ICC T20I Rankings for batsmen after ir stellar performances in recently-concluded three-match T20I series against Australia. 

Kohli & Rahul move to 8th & 3rd spots respectively

While Virat moved up to eighth spot with 697 points, Rahul has grabbed third spot with 816 points in his tally. Kohli amassed 134 runs in three-match series with scores of 9, 40 and 85 respectively whereas, his deputy finished series with 30 runs to his name (51 & 30). He had a forgettable outing in final game as he was dismissed for a silver duck by his Punjab team-mate Glenn Maxwell in very first over of Indian run chase.

ICC T20I Rankings for batsmen

While Rahul has grabbed third spot, fourth and fifth spots have been occupied by Australia's limited-overs skipper Aaron Finch (808) and South Africa's hard-hitting middle-order batsman Rassie Van Der Dussen (744) respectively. 
Pakistani captain Babar Azam takes second spot (871) and with 915 points, England's T20I specialist Dawid Malan had retained top spot. 

Meanwhile, New Zealand's swashbuckling opener Colin Munro (739), Aussie power-hitter Glenn Maxwell (701), Afghanistan's Hazratullah Zazai (676) and, English limited-overs captain Eoin Morgan (662) complete rankings by occupying sixth, seventh, ninth, and 10th spots respectively.
 

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With white-ball leg of this grueling tour done and dusted, focus w shifts towards longest format as both India and Australia will be locking horns in a four-match Test series. first one will be played under lights at Adelaide Oval with pink-ball. Regular skipper Virat Kohli will be making a solitary Test appearance. He will be returning back to India after first Test to be with his better half Anushka Sharma as couple is expecting ir first child in January. batting megastar has been granted paternity leave by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). 

At same time, it remains to be seen who will be leading India in Kohli's absence in remainder of series. second Test and final one of this year will be played on December 26 at Melbourne Cricket Ground whereas, last two Test matches will be contested at Sydney Cricket Ground (7th January) and 'Gabba' Brisbane (15th January) respectively. 

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