Ishan Kishan is top-ranked ICC men's T20I batter! THIS Pak star is third behind Abhishek Sharma
Tilak Varma is ranked sixth while former captain Suryakumar Yadav is eighth, having dropped a slot
Ishan Kishan has ascended to the number one position in the ICC men's T20I batting rankings, surpassing his teammate Abhishek Sharma, largely due to his exceptional performance at the T20 World Cup where he scored 317 runs at a strike rate nearing 200, including a notable Player of the Match award against Pakistan, making him the fourth Indian male batter to reach this premier ranking; meanwhile, other Indian players like Tilak Varma and Suryakumar Yadav remain in the top ten, while in bowling, Varun Chakravarthy and Jasprit Bumrah have dropped positions, with Afghanistan's Rashid Khan retaining the top spot, and in Test rankings, Travis Head has taken the lead, with Joe Root dropping to third, and Indian players like Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal also featuring in the top ten.
Ishan Kishan has ascended to the number one position in the ICC men's T20I batting rankings, surpassing his teammate Abhishek Sharma, largely due to his exceptional performance at the T20 World Cup where he scored 317 runs at a strike rate nearing 200, including a notable Player of the Match award against Pakistan, making him the fourth Indian male batter to reach this premier ranking; meanwhile, other Indian players like Tilak Varma and Suryakumar Yadav remain in the top ten, while in bowling, Varun Chakravarthy and Jasprit Bumrah have dropped positions, with Afghanistan's Rashid Khan retaining the top spot, and in Test rankings, Travis Head has taken the lead, with Joe Root dropping to third, and Indian players like Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal also featuring in the top ten.
Ishan Kishan has ascended to the number one position in the ICC men's T20I batting rankings, surpassing his teammate Abhishek Sharma, largely due to his exceptional performance at the T20 World Cup where he scored 317 runs at a strike rate nearing 200, including a notable Player of the Match award against Pakistan, making him the fourth Indian male batter to reach this premier ranking; meanwhile, other Indian players like Tilak Varma and Suryakumar Yadav remain in the top ten, while in bowling, Varun Chakravarthy and Jasprit Bumrah have dropped positions, with Afghanistan's Rashid Khan retaining the top spot, and in Test rankings, Travis Head has taken the lead, with Joe Root dropping to third, and Indian players like Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal also featuring in the top ten.
Ishan Kishan's incredible comeback story hit another high as the stylish left-hander dethroned teammate Abhishek Sharma from the top spot in the latest ICC men's T20I batting rankings.
Wicketkeeper-batter Kishan's anointment at the top spot (876 ranking points) comes on the back of his consistent form at the T20 World Cup at the start of the year. The Bihar star managed 317 runs at a strike rate of almost 200, which included a Player of the Match performance against Pakistan in Colombo.
Abhishek (869 ranking points) had held the top ranking for almost 12 months, with Kishan joining an exclusive group that includes Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav as one of four male players from India to have held the premier position for batters in T20I cricket.
Pakistan's Sahibzada Farhan is a distant third in the list with 848 points, the latest rankings released on Wednesday showed.
In the latest list, newly appointed India vice-captain Tilak Varma (747 rating points) is static at sixth place, whereas sacked former skipper Suryakumar Yadav is eighth in the list, having dropped a slot.
What about bowlers?
Among bowlers, India's Varun Chakravarthy and Jasprit Bumrah dropped a slot each to be third and sixth respectively.
Among bowlers, India's Varun Chakravarthy and Jasprit Bumrah dropped a slot each to be third and sixth respectively. Afghanistan's Rashid Khan maintained his top spot.
In the men's Test batting rankings, Travis Head has leaped to the top spot while Joe Root has slipped to third.
India Test captain Shubman Gill is sixth in the list, having gained a spot, while Yashasvi Jaiswal dropped a slot to be ninth. Outside the top 10, Rishabh Pant is the best-ranked Indian at 13th. Bumrah is top-ranked among bowlers.