New Delhi, Dec 6: India’s leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi has become the new number one bowler in the latest update to the ICC Men’s T20I Player Rankings on Wednesday. Bishnoi only made his international debut against West Indies in February 2022.
But some consistent performances have seen the 23-year-old rise four spots to be on top of the men’s T20I bowler rankings.
Bishnoi was recently named Player of the Series during India’s successful 4-1 T20I series triumph over Australia on home soil, taking nine wickets at an average of 18.22.Overall, Bishnoi has picked up a total of 34 wickets from 21 T20I matches at an average of 17.38, with a strike rate of 14.5 and an economy rate of 7.14.
Bishnoi first caught the eye of the world at the ICC Men’s Under 19 Cricket World Cup in South Africa in 2020.The biggest movers on the latest T20I rankings for batters sees India’s left-handed opener Yashasvi Jaiswal soar up 16 places to 19th behind top-ranked teammate Suryakumar Yadav. (IANS)
