ICC Rankings: India's Ravi Bishnoi becomes number one T20I bowler
What's the story
Indian leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi has been rewarded for his consistent run as he becomes the number one bowler in the latest ICC men's T20I Player Rankings.
Bishnoi was named the Player of the Series as India trounced Australia 4-1 at home this month. He took nine wickets.
The wrist-spinner has been proving his mettle since making his T20I debut in 2022.
Ranking
Top 10 bowlers in ICC T20I Rankings
Bishnoi is now the top-ranked bowler in the ICC T20I Rankings. He owns 699 rating points.
A look at other top-10 players (ICC T20I Bowling Rankings): Rashid Khan (692), Wanindu Hasaranga (679), Adil Rashid (679), Maheesh Theekshana (677), Sam Curran (659), Fazalhaq Farooqi (657), Mujeeb Ur Rahman (656), Akeal Hosein (655), and Anrich Nortje (647).
Bishnoi
Most wickets in five-T20I series against Australia
Bishnoi was the pick of the bowlers for India in the five-match T20I series against Australia.
The young leg-spinner finished the T20I series as the highest-wicket taker and was one of the primary reasons why the hosts won the bilateral series.
Bishnoi finished the series with nine wickets from five matches at an incredible average of 18.22.
Career
Bishnow owns 34 T20I wickets
Having played 21st T20I for India, Bishnoi has amassed 34 wickets at an average of 17.38.
His best bowling figures of 4/16 came against West Indies in Lauderhill last year. The leggie owns a decent economy rate of 7.14.
His figures in the Australia series read, 1/54, 3/32, 2/32, 1/17, and 2/29. This was his maiden T20I series against the Aussies.
Others
Axar, Jaiswal rise in T20I Rankings
As far as the T20I Rankings are concerned, Bishnoi's compatriot Axar Patel rose 16 places to 11th spot. He took six wickets in the Australia series.
Among the batters, youngster Yashasvi Jaiswal moved up 16 places to 19th. He smashed 138 runs from five T20Is at a strike rate of 168.29.
Jaiswal is behind Suryakumar Yadav on the list.