Team India became the No. 1 side in the ICC T20I team rankings for the first time in six years after their 3-0 series win over West Indies in Kolkata on Sunday (February 20).

India surpassed former T20 World Champions England who had 269 rating points to take the top spot.

India was previously No. 1 in the format under Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s leadership from February 12, 2016 to May 3, 2016.

Their last defeat came in the 2021 T20 World Cup group stage against New Zealand before winning their remaining three matches in the tournament against Afghanistan, Namibia and Scotland.

After Virat Kohli's step-down from captaincy post the World Cup, incumbent skipper Rohit Sharma led India to series clean-sweeps over New Zealand and West Indies - raising the tally to nine consecutive wins in the format.

Besides conquering the top spot in the ICC T20I Ranking, Team India under Rohit Sharma has recently become the second team in the history of T20 International cricket to win 100 matches.

Overall, the Indian team have played 155 games in T20 International cricket and have won 100 matches including 97 normal wins and the remaining 3 victories in tied matches which include 2 super over wins and 1 bowl out the victory.

West Indies once again failed to chase down the target despite Nicholas Pooran scoring 61 runs with the help of eight boundaries and a maximum.

Rovman Powell scored 25 runs, but Indian bowlers continued to chip in with wickets. Romario Shepherd did play big shots to give West Indies a chance to win the match, but following his dismissal by Harshal Patel, India sealed the match.

Shreyas Iyer who came to bat at number 3 and Ishan Kishan added 50+ partnerships before Shreyas departed after making 25 runs. Ishan's innings was cut short after scoring just 34 after he was bowled while trying to play the pull shot off the finger spinner, Roston Chase.

Rohit Sharma was just able to add seven runs while playing 15 deliveries before being bowled by Dominic Drakes. After losing four wickets Venkatesh Iyer and Suryakumar Yadav added runs on board to take India way past the 180 run mark.

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