India star ends teammate's 11-month reign — New world No.1 in T20I batting

The left-handed top-order T20I batter of the Indian side, Ishan Kishan, has replaced his team-mate, Abhishek Sharma, at the top of the rankings for T20I batters. He becomes the fourth men’s batter from the blue brigade to top the charts in the shortest format. It has been a swift rise to the top rankings for the wicket-keeper batter.

Meanwhile, the Australian left-handed batter, Travis Head, rose to the No. 1 rankings among the Test batters while the England star, Joe Root, slipped two places down to number three, following a below-par series against New Zealand. 

Kishan jumps to 876 points — Only 4th Indian after Kohli, SKY & Abhishek to top the chart

It has been a smooth rise to the top rankings for the wicket-keeper batter, Ishan Kishan, who had returned to the T20I team in January this year after an absence of more than two years. He smashed 76 and 103 against the Blackcaps to break into the T20 World Cup 2026 squad.

The southpaw finished the event as the fourth-leading run-getter with 317 runs in their successful title defense from 2024. Before him, Virat Kohli, Abhishek Sharma, and Suryakumar Yadav had held their No.1 spot for India among the T20I batters. 

Travis Head rises to No.1 Test batter — Root and Brook slide after New Zealand series

In the Test rankings, Joe Root slid down after getting only 171 runs at 28.50 across the three Tests against the Kiwis. Harry Brook, who made 58 in the first innings of the third Test at Trent Bridge, stayed at the second position, which is just one rating point behind Head.  

Centuries from Daryl Mitchell, Devon Conway, and Tom Latham for New Zealand, along with England’s Ben Duckett, helped them move up the batting order. Rachin Ravindra, who made 94 in the second innings at Trent Bridge after scoring 76 at the Kennington Oval, gained two places to rise to No. 7 among the red-ball batters.

Bumrah reclaims top Test bowling Spot — Gill, Jaiswal and Pant hold steady in T20I charts

Matt Henry, who didn’t play the third Test at Trent Bridge due to injury, dropped to the second position with India's Jasprit Bumrah replacing him at the top.

Shamar Joseph and Kemar Roach made big gains after the Antigua Test against Sri Lanka, while Blessing Muzarabani claimed the 19th rank after Zimbabwe’s massive win over Bangladesh in Harare. 

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