Kuldeep Yadav moved up one place in the latest International Cricket Council rankings to claim the second spot for the first time in his career. Kuldeep, who has 728 points, achieved the feat after taking two wickets in the final T20I encounter between India and New Zealand in Hamilton on Sunday.

Kuldeep did not feature in the first two matches of the series but on Sunday, he took the wickets of well-set openers Tim Seifert and Colin Munro to somewhat stop the hosts’ onslaught. However, it was all in vain as New Zealand were able to win the match by four runs and in the process, they also clinched the series 2-1.

Krunal Pandya also moved up 39 places to a career-best 58th while India openers Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan made progress with some useful knocks.

For New Zealand, Kane Williamson , Ross Taylor and Tim Seifert among batsmen and Tim Southee among bowlers were some notable gainers.

In the team rankings, India retained their spot in the table just behind top ranked Pakistan but they lost two ranking points after losing the series against New Zealand.