Shreyas Iyer rises to fourth in T20I batting rankings

Shreyas Iyer moved to fourth place in the ICC T20I batting rankings after scoring a 42-ball century in Lucknow and 40 off 18 balls in Ranchi. The India captain now has 798 rating points, behind Ishan Kishan, Abhishek Sharma and Pakistan's Sahibzada Farhan. India has four players inside the top four positions.

Ishan Kishan leads the list with 904 points, Abhishek Sharma sits second on 891, and Farhan is third on 883. Tilak Varma and Sanju Samson also gained places, moving up one and four spots respectively. Pakistan's Maaz Sadaqat recorded the largest gain, climbing 187 places to 45th after scores of 50 and 96 against Sri Lanka.

In the Test rankings, Australia's Matt Renshaw jumped 147 places to 49th after scoring 190 and 82 against South Africa in Durban. Afghanistan's Sediqullah Atal and Rahmat Shah also improved their positions after centuries in their recent matches.