DUBAI: India's title-winning run at the recent ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 saw India batters rewarded in the latest rankings released by the ICC on Wednesday, with the side now holding the top two ranked players on the list for T20I batters.
Young opener Abhishek Sharma has held on to his lead at the top following his quickfire half-century against the Black Caps in the T20 World Cup final, while fellow opener Ishan Kishan is now his closest rival after he moved up two places to second overall after his 317 runs at the tournament, ICC reports.
Kishan earned a new career-high rating to trail Abhishek by just four rating points. Moreover, India duo Sanju Samson (up 18 rungs to 22nd) and Shivam Dube (up four places to 27th) moved further up the batting ranks following some good efforts at the tournament.
Meanwhile, New Zealand opener Tim Seifert moved four places to sixth and England's Jacob Bethell (up 17 rungs to 16th) also improved to the best marks of their career following some dominant knocks during the T20 World Cup.