- By Vishal Pushkar
- Wed, 04 Feb 2026 06:42 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
ICC Men's T20I Ranking: India's swashbuckling batter Abhishek Sharma continued to hold on to his top spot in the T20I batting rankings with 917 rating points as per the latest update. The 25-year-old has amassed 1297 runs across 38 matches, which includes two centuries and eight half-centuries. In the recently finished five-match T20I series against New Zealand at home, Abhishek finished as the third-highest run scorer with 182 runs, featuring two half-centuries. He boasts a career strike rate of 194, elevating the Indian batting performance during the powerplay stages.
Following the 2024 World Cup, he has recorded the highest number of sixes in T20Is, with Phil Salt trailing him in second place, 83 ratings behind. Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav has gained one spot in the batting rankings to attain the sixth spot.
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Tilak Varma Drops One Spot
Tilak Varma dropped from third place to fourth due to injury. He also missed the five-match T20I series against New Zealand at home after he underwent surgery for an abdominal issue. Recently, Varma played a T20 World Cup warm-up fixture against the USA.
Indian mystery spinner Varun Chakaravarthy's spot remains unchallenged because of his brilliant, consistent performances in recent times. He continued to stay at the top in the ICC Men's bowling charts with rating points of 776. Behind Chakaravarthy is Pakistan's Abrar Ahmed, who climbed up two places to acquire the second spot. The Pakistan spinner has a rating point of 748.
Indian seamer Arshdeep Singh, the highest wicket-taker during the New Zealand T20I series, has reached the 14th spot.
Australian all-rounder Cameron Green and South African opener Quinton de Kock made some ground, reaching 14th and 22nd in the batting rankings, respectively.
Ishan Kishan Advances
Ishan Kishan and Proteas left-hander Ryan Rickelton made significant gains. Kishan climbed to 32nd place, and Rickelton jumped 42 places to 40th in the latest batting rankings.
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Other players, such as England spinner Adil Rashid, rose two places to fourth, and Black Caps T20I captain Mitchell Santner jumped eight spots to equal 23rd ranking with Kuldeep Yadav in the latest Men's bowling ranking.
These players will play a crucial role for their respective teams in the upcoming T20 World Cup, which starts on February 7 in India and Sri Lanka.
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