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Kohli zooms to the top in ICC T20I rankings

Powered by his marauding knocksin the World Twenty20 so far, Indian batsman Virat Kohli Tuesday became the top-ranked batsman in the ICC rankings, while Indiaremained static at the No.1 spot in the team list.

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Kohli, who averages 92 after scoring 184 runs in fourmatches at a strike-rate of over 132, had entered thetournament 24 points behind Aaron Finch, but has now opened upa 68-point advantage over the Australian, the ICC said in astatement.

In the bowlers' table, West Indies' Samuel Badree hasdisplaced Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin to return tothe number-one position. Badree has taken six wickets in fourmatches to date, while Ashwin has dropped to third aftermanaging just four wickets in as many matches.

Four of the top five sides will feature in the semifinalsof the ICC World Twenty20, which will be played in Delhi andMumbai on Wednesday and Thursday, respectively.

Number-one ranked India will go head to head with third-ranked West Indies in Mumbai on Thursday, while in the firstsemi-final in Delhi on Wednesday, second-ranked New Zealandwill square-off against fifth-ranked England.

India have retained their pre-tournament ranking as wellas points, while the West Indies have gained two points tomove to 120. This means both the former champions, who eachwon three of their four second round matches, are nowseparated by seven points.

In contrast, New Zealand, who have been the only unbeatenside in the competition so far, have earned six points to riseto 122 and have consequently moved up two places to second.

Their semi-final opponent and 2010 champion, England,have also collected three points and are now seven pointsbehind on 115 after winning three of their four matches.

Meanwhile, there has been a reshuffling of the pack inthe MRF Tyres ICC T20I Player Rankings as leading performershave been rewarded for their good performances.

England's Joe Root has rocketed 38 places to career-high11th after scoring 168 runs in four matches at a strike-rateof 150. The Yorkshireman has gained 105 points in thetournament to date as he now has Zimbabwe's eighth-rankedHamilton Masakadza firmly within his sights.

Martin Guptill is New Zealand's highest-ranked batsmanafter the opener has moved up two places to third followinghis contribution of 125 runs in three matches at a strike-rateof over 162.



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