Hamilton, April 3 -- New Zealand pacer Jacob Duffy opened up on being crowned as the number one T20I bowler in the ICC T20I rankings, calling his rise to the top of the table as "bit of a surprise".

Duffy was rewarded for his recent heroics in the series against Pakistan as he reigned supreme in the latest ICC Men's T20I Bowling Rankings.

Opening up on his achievement, Duffy told New Zealand Cricket as quoted by ICC, "It is a bit of a surprise. It is awesome to be amongst some of the players on that list. Getting that kind of recognition is pretty cool."

"I honestly do not know what to say. I have had a lot of messages today around that kind of thing. It is a little bit surreal, to be honest," he added.

Duffy became the first New Zeal...