Ishan Kishan replaces Abhishek Sharma as world’s Number one T20 International batter

By  News On Air   Jul 01, 2026

India wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan has replaced teammate Abhishek Sharma as the world’s Number one T20 International batter in the latest ICC Player Rankings. Kishan attained a new career-best rating after the latest ICC rankings update released today, following India’s 2-nil T20 International series defeat to Ireland in Belfast.

The left-handed batter’s rise to the summit has been fuelled by his outstanding performances at the ICC T20 World Cup earlier this year, where he amassed 317 runs at a strike rate of almost 200. In another major change, Australia’s Travis Head climbed to the Number one spot among Test batters for the first time in his career.