Dipendra Singh Airee ranks 9th in ICC ranking

By a Staff Reporter

Kathmandu – Nepali cricket team’s all-rounder Dipendra Singh Airee has ranked ninth in the new T20I ranking in all-rounder category published by the ICC on Wednesday. This is the highest ranking ever achieved by a Nepali player in its cricket history.

Airee is ranked ninth in the all-rounder category with rating points of 152. Prior to this, he was ranked tenth. Afghanistan’s Mohammad Nabi is currently the top ranked all-rounder I n T20I ranking followed by Shakib Al Hasan of Bangladesh, Moin Ali of England, and Glen Maxwell of Australia.

In the T20I batting section, Nepal’s Kushal Bhurtel is ranked 39^th while Airee is ranked 43^rd and Asif Sheikh 97^th. Bhurtel improved one spot while Airee remained in the same position. Pakistan’s Babar Azam leads the ranking in the batting discipline.

Meanwhile, Skipper Sandeep Lamichhane is ranked 39^th in the bowling discipline of T20I while  Avinash Bohara is ranked 90^th. Bohara improved one position while Lamichhane remained stable in the 39^th position.

In the ODI section, Nepal’s Vice Captain Rohit Poudel jumped one spot to clumb to the 82n position. Pakistan’s Babar Azam  also leads the ODI ranking.