ICC T20 Rankings: Cricket fans, what a series that was! India just wrapped up their five-match T20I series against New Zealand with a solid 46-run win in the fifth game at Thiruvananthapuram. Ishan Kishan smashed a brilliant century, Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav played explosive knocks, helping India post a huge 271. New Zealand fought back to 225 but fell short. This sealed a commanding 4-1 series victory for Team India – perfect prep for the T20 World Cup 2026 starting soon!
With the ICC updating ICC T20 Rankings every Wednesday (next one on February 4), let’s see where things stand right now in the three main categories. Two Indians are sitting pretty at No.1 – that’s massive!
ICC T20 Rankings Batting Top-10
India rules the batting charts with three players in the top 10. Abhishek Sharma leads the way, Tilak Varma is third, and Suryakumar Yadav sits at seventh (he could jump higher after his fiery fifty in the final match).
Here’s the current top 10:
- Abhishek Sharma (India)
- Phil Salt (England)
- Tilak Varma (India)
- Jos Buttler (England)
- Sahibzada Farhan (Pakistan)
- Pathum Nissanka (Sri Lanka)
- Suryakumar Yadav (India)
- Travis Head (Australia)
- Mitchell Marsh (Australia)
- Tim Seifert (New Zealand)
Ishan Kishan is currently at 64, but his blazing 100 off 43 balls could push him way up in the next update!
ICC T20 Rankings Bowling Top-10
Varun Chakravarthy holds the No.1 spot for India – what a achievement! Rashid Khan follows in second.
- Varun Chakravarthy (India)
- Rashid Khan (Afghanistan)
- Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka)
- Jacob Duffy (New Zealand)
- Abrar Ahmed (Pakistan)
- Adil Rashid (England)
- Mustafizur Rahman (Bangladesh)
- Nathan Ellis (Australia)
- Mujeeb Ur Rahman (Afghanistan)
- Adam Zampa (Australia)
ICC T20 Rankings All-Rounders Top-10
Hardik Pandya is the lone Indian here at No.3. He finished strong with quick runs in the last game and picked wickets earlier in the series.
- Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe)
- Sam Ayub (Pakistan)
- Hardik Pandya (India)
- Roston Chase (West Indies)
- Mohammad Nawaz (Pakistan)
- Dipendra Singh Airee (Nepal)
- Azmatullah Omarzai (Afghanistan)
- Romario Shepherd (West Indies)
- Mohammad Nabi (Afghanistan)
- Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka)
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India looks super strong heading into the World Cup. Abhishek at No.1 batter, Varun at No.1 bowler – and more gains coming? Suryakumar, Hardik, and even Ishan could climb big time after this series.
What do you think – will India stay dominant in the next ICC T20 Rankings update? Drop your predictions below!
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