A 5-match T20 series will be played between India and Australia, the top 2 teams in the ICC T20 rankings, from October 29. Pakistan vs South Africa 3 match T20 series is starting from Tuesday. A lot will change in the ICC rankings after this series, but who is the batsman, bowler and all-rounder at number one right now? Let us know and information about the top 5 players in each category is also given here.

Top-5 teams of T20

Team India, captained by Suryakumar Yadav, is currently at number one in the ICC T20 team rankings. India has 272 ratings and 17396 points in 64 matches. Australia is at second place with 268 rating and 10434 points.

• 1- India (272 ratings)
• 2- Australia – (268 ratings)
• 3- England- (258 ratings)
• 4- New Zealand-(250 rating)
• 5- South Africa-(241 ratings)

Who is the number one batsman in T20?

India’s Abhishek Sharma is the number-1 batsman in T20, he has 926 rating points. Talking only about Australian batsmen, Travis Head is at the top of the rankings, he is at sixth position in the list with 743 rating. Abhishek and Travis Head both play for the same team (Sunrisers Hyderabad) in IPL.

Top-5 batsmen in ICC rankings

• 1- Abhishek Sharma (India)- 926
• 2- Phil Salt (England) – 857
• 3- Tilak Verma (India)- 819
• 4- Pathum Nissanka (Sri Lanka) – 779
• 5- Jos Buttler (England)- 775

Who is the number one bowler in T20?

Indian spinner Varun Chakravarthy is the world’s number-1 T20 bowler. He became the number-1 bowler during Asia Cup 2025. He has 803 rating points. Talking about Australian bowlers, Adam Zampa is at the top, who is at 5th place in the list with 691 rating.

Top 5 T20 bowlers in ICC rankings

• 1- Varun Kakraborty (India)- 803
• 2- Akeal Hosein (West Indies)- 699
• 3- Adil Rashid (England)- 696
• 4- Rashid Khan (Afghanistan)- 693
• 5- Adam Zampa (Afghanistan)- 691

Who is the number one all-rounder in T20?

Pakistan’s Sam Ayub is the world’s number-1 T20 all-rounder. India’s top all-rounder in the list is Hardik Pandya, who is at second place with 233 rating. However, Hardik is not a part of the upcoming T20 series against Australia. Talking about Australia, there is no player in the top-5 or top-10.

Top-5 T20 all-rounders in ICC rankings

• 1- Sam Ayub (Pakistan)- 241
• 2- Hardik Pandya (India) – 233
• 3- Mohammad Nabi (Afghanistan) – 223
• 4- Deependra Singh (Nepal)- 202
• 5- Alexander Raja (Zimbabwe) – 198

Varun Chakraborty has become the number-1 bowler in the world in the latest rankings released by the International Cricket Council. He has jumped from the fourth place and secured the first place directly. The Indian team already remains the world’s number-1 T20 team (India Team Ranking in T20). Jasprit Bumrah, one of the top bowlers in the world, is also not in the top-10 of the T20 bowling rankings. See here who are the top-5 Indian bowlers in T20.

Varun Chakraborty became number-1

Varun Chakraborty was the first fourth place in the T20 bowlers rankings. He has secured the first place by jumping three places and his reding point is 733. Chakraborty has so far played both matches for India in the Asia Cup 2025. He took 1 wicket for just four runs in 2 overs against UAE. At the same time, against Pakistan, he took one wicket for 24 runs in 4 overs.

Top-5 Indian bowlers in T20

Varun Chakraborty is not only India but the top T20 bowler in the world. Ravi Bishnoi is second in the list of Indians, who slipped two places and moved to number eight. Akshar Patel is ranked 12th with the advantage of one place. Arshdeep Singh has suffered the loss of not playing a single match in the Asia Cup so far. He has come out of the top-10 and has come to 14th position. Kuldeep Yadav has jumped 16 places, due to which he has come at number 23 in the bowlers’ rankings.

• Varun Chakraborty – 1
• Ravi Bishnoi – 8
• Akshar Patel – 12
• Arshdeep Singh – 14
• Kuldeep Yadav – 23

Kuldeep Yadav has gained tremendous benefit in the T20 rankings due to a bang in the Asia Cup. He has taken seven wickets in 2 matches so far and is also India’s top wicket in the tournament.

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