New Delhi, March 4 -- India wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson jumped 25 places in the ICC T20I rankings for batters following his epic 50-ball knock of 97 in the T20 World Cup Super 8 match against West Indies.

The Kerala batter, who was in 65th place before the match, has now climbed to 40th place.

Some of the established batters ahead of Samson include West Indies' Rovman Powell (Joint 38th), South Africa's Reeza Hendricks (Joint 38th), and the Pakistan duo of Saim Ayub (Joint 37th) and Babar Azam (38th). New Zealand's Glenn Phillips shares the 37th spot with Saim Ayub.

However, while Sanju Samson will relish his rise in the ICC T20I rankings, the same cannot be said of Abhishek Sharma. Abhishek is currently No.1 on the ICC T20I ranki...