Florida: The individual performances in the India-West Indies T20 series will also be keenly watched with a player from either side leading the player rankings for batsmen and bowlers. India’s Test captain Virat Kohli heads the MRF Tyres ICC Player Rankings for T20I Batsmen with 837 points. With Australia’s Aaron Finch only 34 points behind, Kohli will be looking to consolidate his position at the top.
Rohit Sharma is the next-highest ranked India batsman in 23rd position, while Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who had led India to victory in the inaugural ICC World Twenty20 title in 2007, is in 50th position but the likelihood of getting more batting opportunities could see him rise in the ranks.
For the West Indies, big-hitting opener Chris Gayle (eighth) and experienced batsman Marlon Samuels (17th) will be looking to move up the ranks with Lendl Simmons (31st), Dwayne Bravo (37th) and Andre Fletcher (48th) also trying to climb the ladder.
The West Indies has two slow bowlers up in the table as top-ranked leg-spinner Samuel Badree and fourth-ranked off-spinner Sunil Narine will be out to garner points with medium-pacer Dwayne Bravo (39th) the next best on the list.
For India, fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah is in second position in the MRF Tyres ICC Player Rankings for T20I Bowlers after a creditable show in Zimbabwe a few months ago when India won the T20I series 2-1. Ravichandran Ashwin is the other India bowler inside the top 10 in seventh position, while left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja is in 19th spot.
Marlon Samuels is the best-ranked all-rounder from either side at fifth position.
MRF Tyres ICC T20I Player Rankings (as of 25 August, before the start of the India-West Indies series in Florida)
Batsmen (top 10)
Rank Player Team Pts Avge S/R Highest Rating
1 Virat Kohli Ind 837 58.60 135 897 v Eng at Edgbaston 2014
2 Aaron Finch Aus 803 38.96 150 892 v Ban at Mirpur 2014
3 Martin Guptill NZ 754 34.73 131 793 v SA at Hamilton 2012
4 Faf du Plessis SA 741 37.68 133 843 v Ban at Mirpur 2015
5 Joe Root Eng 735* 39.60 139 750 v WI at Kolkata 2016
6 K.Williamson NZ 719 34.53 124 737 v Pak at Hamilton 2016
7 Alex Hales Eng 699 31.28 134 866 v Ind at Edgbaston 2014
8 Chris Gayle WI 696 35.32 145 831 v Aus at Colombo (RPS) 2012
9 M. Shahzad Afg 674 29.71 136 690 v SA at Mumbai 2016
10 Shane Watson Aus 664 29.24 145 832 v SA at Colombo (RPS) 2012
Other selected rankings
Rank Player Team Pts Avge S/R Highest Rating
17 Marlon Samuels WI 619 29.81 121 723 v Ban at Mirpur 2012
23 Rohit Sharma Ind 592 30.76 127 681 v Ban at Mirpur 2016
31 Lendl Simmons WI 521 27.19 117 546 v Pak at Mirpur 2014
37 Dwayne Bravo WI 499 24.51 118 552 v Pak at St. Vincent 2013
48 Andre Fletcher WI 473* 23.17 113 492 v Afg at Nagpur 2016
50= M.S. Dhoni Ind 470 35.63 121 515 v Aus at Mirpur 2014
Johnson Charles WI 470* 20.71 113 527 v Eng at Pallekele 2012
Bowlers (top 10)
Rank Player Team Pts Avge Eco Highest Rating
1 Samuel Badree WI 790 14.70 5.39 855 v Pak at Mirpur 2014
2 Jasprit Bumrah Ind 744 18.91 6.34 751 v Zim at Harare 2016
3 Imran Tahir SA 740! 15.37 6.48 740 v SL at Delhi 2016
4 Sunil Narine WI 685 17.75 5.69 817 v Pak at St. Vincent 2013
5 Shahid Afridi Pak 674 24.35 6.61 814 v SL at Colombo (RPS) 2009
6 Kyle Abbott SA 671! 22.26 7.96 671 v SL at Delhi 2016
7 R. Ashwin Ind 670 22.14 6.91 765 v SL at Visakhapatnam 2016
8 Adam Milne NZ 655* 21.80 7.36 661 v Pak at Mohali 2016
9 James Faulkner Aus 641! 20.29 8.19 641 v Ind at Mohali 2016
10 M. Nabi Afg 638! 23.95 6.90 638 v WI at Nagpur 2016
Other selected rankings
Rank Player Team Pts Avge Eco Highest Rating
19 Ravindra Jadeja Ind 599 30.75 7.04 651 v Pak at Mirpur 2016
39 Dwayne Bravo WI 531 27.51 8.44 536 v SA at Nagpur 2016
All-rounders (top five)
Rank Player Team Pts Highest Rating
1 Shane Watson Aus 373 557 v SA at Colombo (RPS) 2012
2 Shakib Al Hasan Ban 346 408 v Pak at Mirpur 2015
3 Shahid Afridi Pak 332 413 v NZ at Dubai 2009
4 Glenn Maxwell Aus 329! 329 v Ind at Mohali 2016
5 Marlon Samuels WI 288 321 v SL at Mirpur 2014
