Indian youngster rises 499 and 255 places in latest ICC T20I rankings after heroic debut against Bangladesh

Indian players enjoyed a sharp rise in the updated ICC rankings after a dominating 3-0 T20I series win against Bangladesh last week. The rising youngster Nitish Reddy made the headlines in the updated ICC T20I rankings with a staggering rise into the top 100 of both batting and all-rounders' on Wednesday.

The batting all-rounder finally made his international debut during the three-match T20I series at home and made an immediate impact to showcase his talent. Nitish scored 90 runs in three innings at a strike rate of 180.00 against Bangladesh to announce his arrival in international cricket and boosted 255 places up to the 72nd position in the updated ICC Men's T20I Batting rankings.

The 21-year-old Nitish also took three wickets in his debut series and shocking jumped 499 places to 60th position in the ICC Men's T20I all-round rankings. Hardik Pandya maintained his no.3 position in the all-rounders' rankings after making a big impact with a bat against Bangladesh.

Meanwhile, Sanju Samson also stormed into the top 100 of the latest ICC T20I batting rankings after hitting a sensational 40-ball century in Hyderabad. Samson jumped 91 places to 65th position while the finisher Rinku Singh rose 22 places to 43rd position. India's T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav remains in the second position after scoring a quick fifty in the last game in Hyderabad.