<p>The fit-again Yuvraj Singh today broke into the top-20 while Suresh Raina got a major confidence booster ahead of the World T20 in Sri Lanka, emerging as the highest-placed Indian batsmen at number three, in the latest ICC Player Rankings for the shortest format.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Apart from Raina, no other Indian featured in the top-10 chart for batsmen, which is being headed by New Zealand's Brendon McCullum, followed by big-hitting West Indian Chris Gayle.<br /><br />Recovering from a rare germ cell cancer, Yuvraj re-entered the list in the 15th spot, after marking his return with 34 against New Zealand in Chennai on Tuesday.<br /><br />There was no Indian in the top-20 bowling chart as well -- the list headed by Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal and followed by England's Graeme Swann and Johan Botha of South Africa.<br /><br />Among all-rounders, Australia's Shane Watson held the number-one rank with his highest-ever rating of 475, achieved in the series against Pakistan.<br /><br />Meanwhile, England head into the World T20 as the number-one ranked team on the ICC T20 Championship table.<br /><br />England levelled the three-match series against South Africa 1-1 with a win in the third and final match to reclaim the top spot. South Africa trialled England by just one rating point.<br /><br />Pakistan's 2-1 series win over Australia has ensured that they retain the pre-series position of sixth, while George Bailey's team continued to be ninth in the rankings.<br /><br />India have slipped to seventh from fourth position after the loss to New Zealand in the only game possible in the T20 two-match series, while Ross Taylor's side was ranked fifth.</p>
<p>The fit-again Yuvraj Singh today broke into the top-20 while Suresh Raina got a major confidence booster ahead of the World T20 in Sri Lanka, emerging as the highest-placed Indian batsmen at number three, in the latest ICC Player Rankings for the shortest format.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Apart from Raina, no other Indian featured in the top-10 chart for batsmen, which is being headed by New Zealand's Brendon McCullum, followed by big-hitting West Indian Chris Gayle.<br /><br />Recovering from a rare germ cell cancer, Yuvraj re-entered the list in the 15th spot, after marking his return with 34 against New Zealand in Chennai on Tuesday.<br /><br />There was no Indian in the top-20 bowling chart as well -- the list headed by Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal and followed by England's Graeme Swann and Johan Botha of South Africa.<br /><br />Among all-rounders, Australia's Shane Watson held the number-one rank with his highest-ever rating of 475, achieved in the series against Pakistan.<br /><br />Meanwhile, England head into the World T20 as the number-one ranked team on the ICC T20 Championship table.<br /><br />England levelled the three-match series against South Africa 1-1 with a win in the third and final match to reclaim the top spot. South Africa trialled England by just one rating point.<br /><br />Pakistan's 2-1 series win over Australia has ensured that they retain the pre-series position of sixth, while George Bailey's team continued to be ninth in the rankings.<br /><br />India have slipped to seventh from fourth position after the loss to New Zealand in the only game possible in the T20 two-match series, while Ross Taylor's side was ranked fifth.</p>