Ahead of India’s T20 World Cup 2022 campaign, middle-order batter Suryakumar Yadav has retained his No. 2 position in the updated ICC T20I batting rankings released on Wednesday (October 19).

Pakistan opener Mohammad Rizwan (861 rating points) continues to occupy the spot and has extended over the second-ranked Suryakumar (838) after yet another consistent showing during the tri-series in New Zealand.

Besides Yadav, other India batters like KL Rahul (13), Virat Kohli (15) and skipper Rohit Sharma (16) have also maintained their positions in the latest update.

Pakistan skipper Babar Azam is static at No. 3 as well, followed by South Africa's Aiden Markram and Devon Conway of New Zealand.

In the updated chart, New Zealand right-hander Glenn Phillips has leapfrogged an impressive 13 spots to attain the joint 10th spot following his strong tri-series efforts against Bangladesh and Pakistan.

Hardik Pandya too remained static at sixth spot in the T20I all-rounder rankings with 173 rating points. Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan will enter the T20 World Cup as the top all-rounder, having displaced Mohammad Nabi from the pole position with his impressive exploits in the tri-series against New Zealand and Pakistan.

There was very little movement in top 10 rankings for bowlers, with Mujeeb Ur Rahman (up two spots to fifth) and South Africa counterpart Keshav Maharaj (up one place to eighth) moving up.

Australia seamer Josh Hazlewood (705 rating points) retains the summit spot, followed by Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan (696), Sri Lanka tweaker Wanindu Hasaranga (692) and South Africa veteran Tabraiz Shamsi (688). Indian trio of Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ravichandran Ashwin and Akshar Patel are placed 12th, 22nd and 23rd respectively.

(With PTI inputs)