The all-rounder regained his top spot after some top-class performances in the recently concluded tri-series against New Zealand and Pakistan, in which he scored 154 runs in three innings with two back-to-back fifties
With Suryakumar Yadav's recent ascent and the reintroduction of veteran finisher Dinesh Karthik to the middle order, the India batting line-up appears more stable now.
With this win in Australian conditions, India's T20 WC preparations have got a big boost. Though batting was underwhelming to an extent, bowlers performed brilliantly to calm down some talks about side's recent issues with the ball
It was a sort of underwhelming outing for India with the bat as they kept losing big players at regular intervals. Some players did get starts but they could not capitalise
Yadav in the video uploaded by BCCI can be heard expressing his excitement to be in Australia for the T20 World Cup. The batter said that he had been looking forward to coming here and attending the first net session.
India's Suryakumar Yadav moved considerably closer to Pakistan's Mohammad Rizwan, the number one ranked T20I batter in the world, intensifying the competition.