Dubai, Aug. 13 -- Australia's power-hitter Tim David and South Africa's swashbuckler Dewald Brevis made massive gains in the ICC T20I rankings. On the other hand, Pakistan's premier batter Babar Azam dropped to number three, allowing India's ODI captain Rohit Sharma to occupy the second spot.

David, who is the leading run-scorer after the two fixtures against South Africa, jumped six spots to achieve a new career-high 10th position in the Men's T20I Batting Rankings. His compatriot Cameron Green also gained six spots to soar to 17th in the same list.

For South Africa, young Brevis blazed his way to the 21st spot after sitting outside the 100 rankings, courtesy of his record-shattering exploits in Darwin. He exploded with a rollicking 12...