Ishan Kishan takes the top spot in the ICC men’s T20I batting rankings, replacing teammate Abhishek Sharma. Multiple outlets report that Abhishek had held the No. 1 position for nearly 12 months, but Kishan moves ahead by a narrow margin in rating points. The latest update shows Kishan at the highest ranking with 876 points, while Abhishek trails at 869 points, a gap described as seven rating points. Coverage also links Kishan’s rise to his strong recent performances around the T20 World Cup earlier in the year, where he scored 317 runs at an almost 200 strike rate and included a Player of the Match performance against Pakistan in Colombo. Both players are also preparing for the upcoming England series.
One report notes that Pakistan’s Sahibzada Farhan is third with 848 points, while Tilak Varma is listed as sixth and Suryakumar Yadav as eighth after dropping a place. The broader ranking updates also include changes among bowlers, with Rashid Khan remaining top, and India’s Varun Chakravarthy and Jasprit Bumrah dropping one slot each.
