ICC Rankings: Shreyas Iyer, Kuldeep Yadav Gain After Consistent Performances In ODI Series Against South Africa

12.10.2022 - 16:40 sports.ndtv.com

Indian batter Shreyas Iyer climbed three spots to reach number 33 and spinner Kuldeep Yadav also jumped five places to enter the top 25 in the latest ICC Men's ODI Players Rankings issued on Wednesday.

Shreyas Iyer finished as the leading run-scorer in the recently-concluded ODI series against South Africa, scoring 191 runs in three matches with a century and fifty.

Kuldeep Yadav also emerged out of the series as the leading wicket-taker with six scalps in three matches. Sanju Samson also entered number 93 in the rankings following his good performances in the ODI series.

He scored 118 runs in three matches, which included a valiant 86* in the first ODI, which India lost. Shikhar Dhawan was among the Indians who faced a downgrade.

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India spinner Kuldeep Yadav was the Player of the Match in the third ODI against South Africa on Tuesday. With figures of 4 for 18, Kuldeep bamboozled the Proteas batters, helping India bundle them out for just 99 runs. After the hosts effortlessly chased down the paltry target in New Delhi, Kuldeep took to Twitter to reflect on the 3-match ODI series. Yuzvendra Chahal, fellow Indian spinner and a good friend of Kuldeep, commented on left-arm wrist-spinner's post.

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