Pakistan openers Mohammad Rizwan and Baber Azam will have the opportunity to close the gap on India’s Suryakumar Yadav in the upcoming five-match T20I series against New Zealand, which starts on April 14 in Lahore.

According to the latest T-20 Men rankings released by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday, India’s Suryakumar Yadav is holding first position while Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam occupied second and third positions respectively. There is a difference of 95 rating points between Surya Kumar Yadav and Mohammad Rizwan. Babar moved up to third on the rankings and will get a further opportunity to make inroads in the T-20 ranking positions in the incoming series.  It was Devon Conway's absence from New Zealand's series against Sri Lanka that led to Babar improving one place to third on the latest set of rankings.

Afghanistan cricket team hold the top two spots on the T20I bowler rankings. Rashid Khan remains number one and Afghanistan's Fazlul Haq occupies the number two position. 

No Pakistan player is in the top 10 of the ICC bowler’s rankings in T20Is, with all-rounder Shadab Khan being the highest-ranked in 12th place.

Shadab is also the only Pakistan player in the top 10 of the all-rounder’s rankings for T20I after securing fourth place.