T20I Rankings: 4 Indians in Top 10, Shreyas Iyer Rises 18 Places to No. 7; Ishan Kishan No. 1


Posted on 8th Oct 2026 10:42 am by rohit kumar

India captain Shreyas Iyer has made a massive jump in the latest ICC Men's T20I batting rankings, rising 18 places to No. 7 after smashing his maiden T20I century against the West Indies. The latest rankings also see four Indian batters inside the T20I top 10, led by No. 1-ranked Ishan Kishan.

 

Iyer's unbeaten 102 off 43 balls in the opening T20I against West Indies in Lucknow powered India to a comfortable eight-wicket victory. His explosive century has taken him into the T20I batting top 10 for the first time in his international career.

 

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4 Indians in ICC T20I Batting Top 10

 

India now has four players among the world's top 10 T20I batters:

 

Ishan Kishan – No. 1

Abhishek Sharma – No. 2

Shreyas Iyer – No. 7

Tilak Varma – No. 10

 

Ishan Kishan continues to lead the rankings, while Abhishek Sharma remains second. Iyer's 18-place surge makes him India's third-highest-ranked batter in the format.

 

Jasprit Bumrah Returns to T20I Top 10

 

There was also movement in the T20I bowling rankings. Jasprit Bumrah climbed three places to return to the top 10, while Afghanistan's Rashid Khan reclaimed the No. 1 position among T20I bowlers.

 

India's Axar Patel also made a major jump, rising 16 places to seventh in the T20I bowling rankings. Bangladesh's Nasum Ahmed is eighth and Mehidy Hasan ninth.

 

Hardik Pandya Slips to No. 8

 

India all-rounder Hardik Pandya has dropped one place to No. 8 in the latest T20I all-rounder rankings. He remains the only Indian in the top 10, while Zimbabwe's Sikandar Raza continues to occupy the No. 1 position.

 

Shubman Gill Remains No. 1 in ODI Rankings

 

India ODI captain Shubman Gill has strengthened his position at the top of the ICC Men's ODI batting rankings, increasing his rating to 841 points. West Indies captain Shai Hope moved up two places to sixth after his impressive 162 against India.

 

KL Rahul also made a significant move, climbing seven places to enter the ODI batting top 10 at joint No. 10. ICC's latest rankings list Rahul on 653 rating points, level with Harry Tector.

 

ICC Rankings: India's Big Winners

 

The latest rankings underline India's strength across the white-ball formats. Iyer's maiden T20I century has propelled him into the top 10, while Kishan, Abhishek and Tilak give India four representatives in the T20I batting elite.

 

With Bumrah back among the leading T20I bowlers and Gill continuing to dominate the ODI batting chart, India's leading players have made significant gains in the latest ICC rankings.

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