India captain makes massive rankings jump after Lucknow ton

India skipper Shreyas Iyer is the big winner following the latest update to the ICC Men's T20I Player Rankings.

Iyer hit his maiden T20I century in the opening match of India's five-game series against the West Indies in Lucknow and the dashing right-hander gained a whopping 18 spots on the updated rankings for T20I batters as a result.

It sees Iyer move into the top 10 for T20I batters for the first time in his international career, with the 31-year-old now sitting in seventh place overall.

There are now four Indian players inside the top 10, with Kishan (first), Abhishek Sharma (second), Iyer (seventh) and Tilak Varma (10th) all high up the batting charts in the shortest format from the reigning ICC Men's T20 World Cup champions.

West Indies hard-hitter Sherfane Rutherford hit a half-century for his side in that opening match of the T20I series with India and was rewarded by moving up 10 spots to 37th on the latest list for T20I batters, while there are bulk changes at the top of the rankings for T20I bowlers.

Pakistan spinner Abrar Ahmed loses his spot as the No.1 ranked bowler in T20I cricket to Afghanistan counterpart Rashid Khan following the completion of the Asian Games in Japan, while there are three new entrants inside the top 10 on a busy week in the shortest format.

India spinner Axar Patel gains 16 places to move to seventh, while Bangladesh duo Nasum Ahmed (up three spots to eighth) and Mahedi Hasan (up 10 rungs to ninth) are among the other big eye-catchers.

There is also some change on the latest ODI rankings, with players from India and the West Indies among the biggest beneficiaries following the completion of their recent series on the sub-continent.

In the ODI rankings, Shubman Gill’s record-breaking unbeaten 223 in India’s series-clinching second ODI win over the West Indies in Guwahati has extended his lead at the top of the rankings for batters. He now sits atop the throne with 841 ratings points to his name.

West Indies skipper Shai Hope moves up two places to sixth on the updated list for ODI batters following his innings of 162 in the series finale, while India veteran KL Rahul joins him inside the top 10 as he gains seven spots to move to equal 10th.

Explosive West Indies left-hander Amir Jangoo moves from outside the top 100 to 55th place on the same list, while teammate Jayden Seales (up 12 slots to 10th on the rankings for ODI bowlers) gains a new career-high rating following his four scalps across the series against India.

There is also a new career-best mark for USA veteran Milind Kumar on the updated rankings for ODI all-rounders, with the 35-year-old jumping four spots to 10th on this list following his impressive recent century against the UAE in the ongoing ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 competition.