Kathmandu. India’s young opener Abhishek Sharma returned to the top spot in the ICC T20 international batting rankings after scoring an explosive century against New Zealand.
Abhishek, who completed his century in just 35 balls, scored 113 runs in 38 balls and India won the series by defeating New Zealand by 6 wickets.
Abhishek, who scored a century in 35 balls, hit 9 fours and 11 sixes while scoring 113 runs in 38 balls. India completed the target of 199 runs given by New Zealand with the loss of four wickets in 13.2 overs. With this win, India took a 3-0 lead in the five-match series.
Abhishek is on the first position in the ICC rankings with 897 rating points. Pakistan’s Sahibzada Farhan is second with 883 marks and India’s Ishan Kishan is third with 866 marks.
Abhishek had previously topped the T20 international batting rankings for the first time in July 2025. He was overtaken by Ishaan Kishan in July this year. Abhishek is back at the top with his century against New Zealand.
On the other hand, South Africa’s Marco Jansen has become the first in the bowling and all-rounder rankings in male players.
South Africa’s 26-year-old left-arm fast bowler Jansen has won the top spot in two categories after his excellent performance in the second Test against Australia at Gkeberaha. He scored 85 runs with the bat and took five wickets in Australia’s first innings.
With this performance, Janssen improved 13 places in the Test batting rankings and reached the 56th position. He has climbed five places in Test bowling and reached the top spot behind Mitchell Starc. Likewise, he has improved one place in the Test all-rounder rankings and has overtaken India’s Ravindra Jadeja. Jadeja held the top spot among Test all-rounders for more than four years.