India opener Shikhar Dhawan and fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar made significant gains in the latest ICC T20I Player Rankings, riding on their superlative performances in a 2-1 T20 International series win over South Africa.
Dhawan, who scored 143 runs to emerge as the top run-getter in the three-game T20I series, jumped 14 places to grab a career-best 28th spot, while Man of the series Kumar, who took seven wickets, improved 20 places to reach the 12th spot in the Player Rankings.
In the ICC T20I Team Rankings, India have gained one point and South Africa have lost one point after their closely-fought series and retain their third and seventh positions, respectively. Pakistan are on the top of the table at 126 points but only fractionally ahead of Australia.
South Africa captain Jean Paul Duminy, who smashes 122 runs also jumped four places to be at the 24th spot in the batting ranking.
Among others, Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan has moved up to take top position among bowlers while New Zealand opener Colin Munro and Australia's Glenn Maxwell became the top-ranked batsman and all-rounder, respectively.