ICC Latest Ranking

In the ICC's latest ODI rankings, Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli and  batsmen Rohit Sharma hold on top position, while Jasprit Bumrah is at number three. Virat Kohli had played two half-century innings during the three-match ODI series against Australia, which was lost by Team India 1-2, while Rohit Sharma did not play in this ODI series due to injury. Despite this, he is in second place, while Virat Kohli is in first place. Pakistan batsman Babar Azam is third in the rankings of ODI batsmen and is five points short of Rohit Sharma.

Talking about the all-rounders' ODI rankings, Ravindra Jadeja has lost one place in this and has reached number eight at this time. The latest ICC ODI rankings were released on 27 Jan 2021, with Ireland all-rounder Paul Starling and Bangladesh spinner Mehendi Hassan benefitting significantly. Starling has gained eight places and has moved up to 20th position. He scored 285 against Afghanistan, in which he also scored a century in the second and third matches.

On the other hand, Bangladesh off-spinner Mehendi Hasan has gained nine places and has come in fourth place. In the bowlers' rankings, Trent Boult leads the table with 722 points, while Mujib-ur-Rehman is second with 708 points. Jasprit Bumrah, who is at number three, has 700 points. Mohammad of Pakistan Aamir is at number nine with 647 points while Pat Cummins is at tenth position with 646 points.

T-20: India beat England by 8 wickets in First T - 20

Team India started the England tour with a spectacular win. India beat England by 8 wickets in the first T-20 match played on 3^rd July 2018. In this series of 3 matches, India has taken a 1-0 lead. Hero of the match was K.L. Rahul, but Captain Virat Kohli also has a big achievement in his match. Virat Kohli has become the fastest batsman to score 2000 runs in T20.

Team India defeated England by 8 wickets, thanks to Lokesh Rahul's second T20 century and Kuldeep Yadav's five wicket win in Manchester T20. Team India has taken a 1-0 lead in the three-match T-20 series.

 Batting first, the England team, scored 159 by losing 8 wickets in 20 overs, and set a target to win of 160 runs to Team India.

Lokesh Rahul scored an unbeaten 101 not out in 54 balls with 10 fours and five sixes. This is his second century in T-20. He has become the second batsman in India to score two hundreds in T20.

Before this Rohit Sharma has scored two centuries in T20. Rohit Sharma scored 32 runs in this match and shared a 123-run partnership with Lokesh Rahul for the second wicket. Kuldeep Yadav was awarded the Man of the Match award for his outstanding performance in the first match.