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ICC T20I Latest Rankings: Before the T20 World Cup 2026, Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav has made a huge leap in the ICC T20 rankings. Young opener batsman Abhishek Sharma is at the top in the rankings, but still he has suffered a loss. There are two Indian batsmen present in the top-5 in the rankings. Apart from this, two batsmen are from England and one from Pakistan.
Suryakumar Yadav’s long jump
Let us tell you that Suryakumar has jumped 5 places from 12th to 7th position. Surya’s rating has gone up to 717. These days, in the T20 series being played against New Zealand, the bat of the Indian captain is seen roaring fiercely. In the second match of the series, he batted aggressively and scored an inning of 82* runs. After this, in the third T20, Suryakumar had a brilliant inning of 57* runs.
Abhishek Sharma suffered loss despite being on top
Whereas Abhishek is present at the top only. In the latest ranking, Abhishek’s rating has become 929, which is less than his career best ranking till now (931). In this way, despite being on top, Abhishek is incurring losses.
Ranking top-5 batsmen
India’s Abhishek Sharma is at number one. After this, Phil Salt of England is at second position with 849 rating. Then India’s Tilak Verma is at third position with 781 rating, England’s Jos Buttler is at fourth position with 770 rating and Pakistan’s Sahibzada Farhan is at fifth position with 763 rating.
Good news for India ahead of their #T20WorldCup defense as a host of their best white-ball players make strong gains on the latest rankings update 👀
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— ICC (@ICC) January 28, 2026
India’s dominance in bowling ranking also
Just as Indian players are on top in the batting rankings, similarly in the T20 bowling rankings, Team India’s spinner Varun Chakraborty is on top with 787 ratings. Beyond this, no other Indian bowler is part of the ranking list till the top-10.
Hardik Pandya jumps in all-rounder ranking
Hardik Pandya has jumped one place to third place in the T20 all-rounder rankings. Hardik’s rating has gone up to 248. In the all-rounder ranking, Zimbabwe’s Sikandar Raza is at the first position with 289 rating.