Career-best seventh for Shreyas Iyer after maiden T20I century

Dubai, Oct 7 (UNI) India captain Shreyas Iyer has surged to a career-best seventh position in the ICC Men's T20I Batting Rankings after smashing his maiden T20I century in the opening match of the home series against the West Indies in Lucknow on Tuesday. Iyer's unbeaten 102 from 43 deliveries that was studded with 10 fours and six sixes, propelled the World Champions to a commanding eight-wicket victory with 32 balls to spare. The explosive innings has lifted Iyer 18 places, making him India's third-highest ranked batter in the format. Ishan Kishan leads the rankings, with Abhishek Sharma second and…