New Delhi: Left-handed batsmen Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan occupy the top two positions in the ICC Men’s T20I batting rankings. This is the first time that an Indian batting pair has achieved a one-two in this format, with Kishan also having a chance of becoming the fourth Indian to top the T20I batting rankings.
Sharma currently has 875 rating points, his 21-ball 52 against New Zealand in the final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 at the Narendra Modi Stadium ensures he continues to top the table, while Kishan’s 52 from 25 balls against the Kiwis and 39 from 18 balls against England in the semi-final helped him overtake England’s Phil Salt and Pakistan’s Sahibzada Farhan into second place.
With just four points separating the two, Kishan also has a chance to emulate Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav and Sharma and become only the fourth Indian batsman to top the charts in this format.
The last two batters from the same team to occupy the top two positions in September 2022 were Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan of Pakistan.
The latest weekly rankings update also sees New Zealand opener Tim Seifert move up four places to a career-best sixth place after scoring 58 points in the semi-final against South Africa at Eden Gardens and 52 points in the final against India.
The other who has made big progress is England’s Jacob Bethell, whose century against India in the semi-final took him to a career-best 16Th Position and player of the tournament Sanju Samson, whose knock of 97 not out against the West Indies and identical scores of 89 against England and New Zealand saw him ranked 22ndnd Location. Shivam Dubey (up four places to 27thTh) and Will Jacks (up eight places to 58Th) are also advanced.
In the bowling rankings, Indian spinner Varun Chakravarthy’s reign at the top is over even after he ended the tournament as the leading wicket-taker. He took 14 wickets in nine games but made too many runs, especially in last week’s games.
Afghanistan star Rashid Khan, who has spent over four years at the top of the T20I bowling rankings, is back at number one while another leg-spinner Adil Rashid of England also moved up one place to fourth after taking two for 41 against India in the semi-final.
Indian fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah, who was named man of the match in the final with his score of four games in 15, has moved up a place to sixth, while his teammate Axar Patel has moved up six places to 17Th), Hardik Pandya (up four places to 46Th) and South African pace bowler Kagiso Rabada (up three places to number 50).Th) have also risen in the rankings.
