Ishan Kishan crowned no. 1 ranked batter in ICC rankings:Ends Abhishek Sharma’s 12-month-long dominance; Bumrah reclaims best Test bowler spot

A new Indian has taken the top of the ICC Men’s T20I Player Rankings, replacing teammate Abhishek Sharma for the spot. For his outstanding campaign this year in T20Is in 2026, Ishan Kishan has now become the No.1 T20I player in the world. Kishan earned the honours of a new career-high rating and outclassed Abhishek following the completion of India’s recent two-match T20I series against Ireland in Belfast. Unfortunately, the Irish team whitewashed the Men in Blue, but Ishan Kishan gained ratings for his surreal run since the New Zealand T20Is and the T20 World Cup. Ishan Kishan ends Abhishek’s 12-month T20I dominance The rise to the top for Kishan comes on the back of his consistent form at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup at the start of the year, where the power hitter piled up 317 runs at a strike rate of almost 200 that included an Aramco Player of the Match performance against Pakistan in Colombo. Abhishek had held the top ranking for almost 12 months before Kishan replaced him. With the Jharkhand left-hander becoming the top T20I player, he has joined an exclusive group that includes Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav as one of four male players from India to have held the premier position for batters in T20I cricket. There’s also plenty of change on the latest Test rankings this week following the completion of three Tests around the world, with big changes at the top of both the batting and bowling categories as a result. Also Read: India-Bangladesh cricket ties to recover after Mustafizur, T20 WC row: BCB’s media rights tender sparks hope for white-ball series Jasprit Bumrah becomes No.1 Test bowler again Jasprit Bumrah has again taken the command of being the No.1 Test bowler in the world. Earlier, before the latest rankings, New Zealand’s Matt Henry had taken the summit clash briefly alongside the Indian premium pacer. Although he took 11 wickets in the 2nd Test against England, he missed two of the Tests due to a calf injury and bore the brunt. Joe Root loses his No. 1 Test batter position, Kiwi batters get advantage Australia left-hander Travis Head took the position as the No.1 Test batter as Harry Brook (second) and Joe Root (down two spots to third) failed to impress during the Nottingham Test against New Zealand. It was the Kiwis that came out on top at Trent Bridge to boost their ICC World Test Championship prospects. Four New Zealand batters, including Rachin Ravindra (up two spots to seventh), Daryl Mitchell (up five places to 11th), Devon Conway (up 14 rungs to equal 15th) and Tom Latham (up 12 slots to equal 31st) made giant strides on the updated list for Test batters. England captain Ben Stokes improved two places to finish his international career in third place on the list for Test all-rounders following his mid-match retirement. There are also gains for West Indies pacers in the rankings following their impressive Test victory over Sri Lanka. These were Shamar Joseph, who climbed up nine slots to equal 14th. Meanwhile, Kemar Roach jumped to 4th from 17th, getting exponential result for his performance in Antigua.