Dubai: Virat Kohli has slipped to number sixth position in the ICC rankings for Twenty20 batsmen issued on Tuesday while India is sitting comfortably at the number three position among all T20 teams.
Meanwhile, the good news is that four Indian batsmen were successful to make it into the top 20. Apart from Virat, Suresh Raina also slipped a position to the ninth place while Yuvraj Singh occupied the 13th position whereas Indian opener Gautam Gambhir is at the 17 spot.
In the T20 bowler’s category, off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is the only Indian who made it into the list of Top-20 which is very much understandable because of recent changes in Indian bowling attack.
India are now placed at third with 119 points in the team rankings, which was being led by reigning T20 champions Sri Lanka which are at top of the table and West Indies occupies the second spot.
Sri Lanka, with 131 points, have further consolidated its number one position following its 2-0 series win over Australia, who are placed seventh in the chart.
New Zealand wicketkeeper Brendon McCullum leads the T20 batting chart with 794 points, followed by West Indian opening batsman Chris Gayle (792), Sri Lanka`s Mahela Jayawardene (768) and Australia`s Shane Watson (767).
Pakistan`s Saeed Ajmal leads the bowlers` table with 756 points followed by Ajantha Mendis of Sri Lanka (731) and England`s Graeme Swann (720).