Virat Kohli made handsome gains after he produced a dominant batting display (276 runs in five matches) in the Asia Cup T20 in the UAE, including a first international century in almost three years.
India continued to hold its number two spot behind South Africa in the latest ICC Test rankings issued on Monday.
Suryakumar beat the likes of Sam Curran, Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan and Zimbabwe's batting all-rounder Sikandar Raza for the top honour.
The Eoin Morgan-led England team rose three places after gaining seven points to now sit on 121 points and four points behind table-toppers New Zealand, who have dropped two points (125 points).
The Indian wicketkeeper gained a spot to be fourth in the latest ICC Player rankings for ODI batsmen.
Babar Azam scored his 18th century as Pakistan trounced New Zealand by 102 runs in the fourth One-Day International at the National stadium in Karachi on Friday. His 107 off 117 balls fired Pakistan to 334 for 6. In reply, New Zealand were shot out for 232 all out, their lowest total of the series.
India's Ravichandran Ashwin maintained his stronghold at the top of the ICC Test All-Rounder rankings while Ravindra Jadeja stayed fifth in the chart.
Former India captain Mithali Raj on Tuesday attributed the national team's underwhelming performance in the Women's T20 World Cup to lack of growth across departments over the past three years.
A decent performance in the just-concluded two-Test series against New Zealand propelled India batsman Virat Kohli to a career-best ninth in the latest ICC Test rankings, issued in Dubai on Wednesday.
They jumped a rung to fourth in the latest update after their win over England in the ongoing Champions Trophy.
Dashing opener Virender Sehwag is the highest-ranked Indian batsman at the second spot in the latest ICC Test rankings issued on Sunday.
The continuous failure with the bat cost Indian opener Virender Sehwag four places as he slid to 18th in the ICC ODI rankings for batsmen but skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni moved up by two places to No. 4.
The Indian vice-captain and the Australian pace spearhead lead the newly-introduced ICC player rankings.
Two Indian batsmen are now in the top five of the ICC ODI rankings, with Virat Kohli remaining at number three and opener Shikhar Dhawan climbing up the ladder to fifth after earning four places in the latest list issued on Wednesday.
India opener Smriti Mandhana and all-rounder Deepti Sharma have moved up a place each to attain career-best second spot in the batters and bowlers' charts of the latest ICC women's T20I player rankings.
A disappointing three-match series against Sri Lanka saw Sachin Tendulkar dropping to his lowest Test ranking in 15 years as he slumped to 23rd position in the ICC Test rankings, issued on Tuesday.
Suryakumar is on 838 points, behind Pakistan wicketkeeper batter Mohammad Rizwan.
India opener Gautam Gambhir had his numero uno status intact while team-mate Virender Sehwag slipped a place to sixth in the latest ICC ranking for the Test batsmen.
India's senior opener Rohit Sharma moved a place up to 23rd in the batting chart while pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah jumped 10 places to joint 24th in the ICC men's T20 rankings issued on Wednesday.
Virat Kohli and Suresh Raina are the two Indians to figure in the list of top 10 in ICC Player Rankings for T20I batsmen, while India continue to hold onto the number three slot in the teams category, issued in Dubai.
India's star batsman Virat Kohli jumped five places to a career-best fifth position in the latest ICC Twenty20 International Player Rankings table, released on Saturday.
Senior India batsman Sachin Tendulkar gained two places to reach the sixth spot but poor form saw opener Gautam Gambhir slip five rungs down the ladder to ninth in the latest ICC ranking for Test batsmen released on Sunday.
Indian left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha, who starred with a nine-wicket haul in the first Test against England, rose nine places to break into the top-five of the latest ICC rankings issued on Tuesday.
Ravichandran Ashwin's superlative show in the fourth Test against Australia has helped him regain the top spot among bowlers in the latest ICC Rankings.
Sri Lanka are deriving a significant benefit because of three things: (a) Sri Lanka play Test series with relatively fewer matches, (b) they have lately played a lot of cricket at home and (c) they have only encountered weak away opposition recently.
Eight of South Africa's top cricket stadiums, including Wanderers in Johannesburg, Durban's Kingsmead and Newlands in Cape Town, have been confirmed as venues for the 2027 ICC ODI World Cup, a News24 report said on Wednesday.
A spectacularly well-timed jump to pluck the ball out of thin air, at deep mid wicket to remove Nitish Kumar, was the turning point of the game.
Rohit has 807 rating points as against 828 of Kohli.
England would topple Australia as the world's top test team if they successfully defend the Ashes by the unlikely margin of three victories.
Verma, who had regained the top position last week, garnered 26 rating points for her knock in the final
At 876 points he is only eight points behind second-placed India spinner Ravindra Jadeja and 20 behind top-ranked James Anderson of England.
Virat Kohli enters the three match ODI series against Bangladesh starting on Wednesday as the highest-ranked batsman on either side, in fourth place in the ICC rankings.
Surya continues to lead the batting list with 906 rating points.
India's inspirational captain Harmanpreet Kaur claimed the ICC Women's Player of the Month award for September 2022.
Skipper Virat Kohli and his Indian team maintained their respective top positions in the latest ICC Test rankings published on Thursday.
India dislodged arch-rivals Pakistan to claim the top spot in the ICC Test rankings following their series-clinching comprehensive 178-run win over New Zealand in the second cricket Test in Kolkata on Monday.
With just two ratings points separating India, Australia and South Africa, the rankings could be set for some more chopping and changing over the next weeks as the battle for the Champions Trophy begins in South Africa on Tuesday.
While Kohli has slipped to 10th on the ICC rankings, the Indian great continues to hold a remarkable Test batting record. He has scored 27 Test centuries and 28 half-centuries and currently has a Test batting average of just under 50.
Double centurion Agarwal, meanwhile, climbed to the 11th spot after his player-of-the-match effort of 243 in India's only innings. The 28-year-old has reached 691 rating points after scoring 858 runs in his first eight Tests.
For now, Indian had managed to retain their No 2 spot in the ICC Test rankings. But faltering miserably in their ongoing tour of New Zealand, India are in danger of losing their second spot if Australia win their away series against South Africa starting on Thursday.
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