India star breaks into top three of all-time T20I batting rankings

Kishan has retained his No.1 in the latest ICC Men’s T20I rankings after smashing 145 against Zimbabwe across three T20Is at a strike rate of 154 and an average of 48.33. He currently boasts of 910 rating points but had briefly reached 916 points, the third-highest T20I ratings in history, after his 44-ball 81 with nine fours and two sixes in the second T20I.

He then lost six rating points after mustering only a 26-ball 29 in the final game to end at 910. The 916 remains his the career-best rating, which is more than what former captains Suryakumar Yadav and Virat Kohli attained in their respective T20I careers.

Abhishek Sharma is on top of the best-ever list in the shortest format of the game: he reached 931 points against Sri Lanka in Dubai last year. England’s Dawid Malan had 919 ratings during his T20I career. Kishan’s 916 is the third-best rating of all-time in the format, with Surya and Kohli being next at 912 and 909 ratings respectively.

Highest ICC Men’s T20I Batter ratings

Player

Rating Points

Abhishek Sharma (India)

931

Dawid Malan (England)

919

Ishan Kishan (India)

916

Suryakumar Yadav (India)

912

Virat Kohli (India)

909

Aaron Finch (Australia)

904

Babar Azam (Pakistan)

900

David Warner (Australia)

994

Kevin Pietersen (England)

886

Travis Head (Australia)

885

Meanwhile, Abhishek Sharma has slipped from second to third while India’s T20I vice-captain Tilak Varma has jumped two places to sixth with 750 rating points.

Latest ICC men’s T20I rankings for batters

Position

Player

Team

Rating

Ishan Kishan

India

910

Sahibzada Farhan

Pakistan

848

Abhishek Sharma

India

819

Phil Salt

England

799

Pathum Nissanka

Sri Lanka

751

Tilak Varma

India

750

Jos Buttler

England

748

Harry Brook

England

734

Mitchell Marsh

Australia

706

Dewald Brevis

South Africa

702

Shubman Gill becomes No.1 ODI batter

India’s ODI captain Shubman Gill has become the No.1 batter in the format, surpassing New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell. The latter had an ordinary series in the West Indies, where he scored only 121 runs in three innings and lost a few rating points that benefited Gill. There is no other change among batters in the top 10 ODI rankings.

Latest ICC men’s ODI rankings for batters

Position

Player

Team

Rating

Shubman Gill

India

801

Daryl Mitchell

New Zealand

794

Virat Kohli

India

767

Rohit Sharma

India

758

Ibrahim Zadran

Afghanistan

712

Babar Azam

Pakistan

689

Harry Tector

Ireland

679

Joe Root

England

674

Shai Hope

West Indies

673

Charith Asalanka

Sri Lanka

659

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