Shreyas Iyer climbs to a career-best fourth as Indians take three of the top four in the ICC T20I batting rankings

India T20I captain Shreyas Iyer has climbed three places to a career-best fourth in the latest ICC T20 International batsmen’s rankings after his strong start to the ongoing five-match home series against the West Indies.Iyer scored his first T20I century in the series opener in Lucknow. His rise to number four means India now have three players in the top four, with Ishan Kishan at number one and Abhishek Sharma at number two. Pakistan captain Sahibzada Farhan sits at the third spot among them after achieving a career-best rating following his performances against Sri Lanka, the ICC said in a press release.Among other batsmen, Sri Lanka’s Kusal Mendis moved up three places to 23rd, while West Indies’ Sherfane Rutherford climbed 13 places to joint 24th. India’s Sanju Samson jumped four places to joint 27th.Pakistan youngster Maaz Sadaqat made a significant jump, moving from the top 100 to 45th after his performances in the three-match series against Sri Lanka.West Indies all-rounder Roston Chase has also advanced in the T20I rankings. He climbed 24 places to 23rd among bowlers and moved up two places to third among all-rounders after his performances against India.Pakistan’s Salman Mirza moved up nine places to 14th in the T20I bowling rankings, while Saim Ayub gained eight places to 54th.India’s Ravindra Jadeja continued to hold a clear lead among all-rounders in the Test rankings. South Africa’s Wiaan Mulder moved up one place to fourth, while Simon Harmer climbed five places to joint 23rd after his performances against Australia.Australia’s 214-run win over South Africa in the first Test at Kingsmead in Durban also saw several players gain in the latest ICC Test rankings. Australia won the opening match of the three-Test series and Matthew Renshaw won the Player of the Match award.Renshaw scored 190 in the first innings and followed it up with 82 in the second. His performances lifted the left-hander from outside the top 100 to joint 49th in the Test batting rankings.His team-mate Marnus Labuschagne, the former world Test No. 1, climbed four places to 34th. The starter from South Africa Aiden Markram also lost four places, moving to joint 10th place.