T20I rankings: Virat Kohli storms into top 10

Virat Kohli climbed five spots to ninth in the ICC T20I batting rankings, Bhuvneshwar Kumar jumped two spots to the 10th spot in the bowlers' rankings and Hardik Pandya rose three places to third in the all-rounders chart.

Star India batter Virat Kohli stormed his way back into the top 10 T20I batting chart, climbing up five spots to ninth position in the latest rankings issued on Wednesday.

Kohli has been rewarded for his heroics against Pakistan in India's T20 World Cup opener against arch-rivals Pakistan at



the Melbourne Cricket Ground last Sunday.

Kohli smashed an unbeaten 82 to guide India to a memorable last-ball victory, the knock catapulting the former India captain into the top 10 of T20I batters list.

The 33-year-old hit six fours and four sixes during his glorious innings.

India seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar jumped two spots to the 10th spot in the bowlers' rankings, while Hardik Pandya rose three places to third in the all-rounders chart following his impressive start to the T20 World Cup.