Akshay Thakur - Wednesday, Oct 01, 2025Abhishek Sharma ICC rankings: Abhishek Sharma has set a new record in the ICC rankings. He scored 314 runs in seven matches in the Asia Cup, which has significantly boosted his rankings.
Abhishek Sharma has set a new record in the ICC rankings. He scored 314 runs in seven matches in the Asia Cup, significantly improving his ranking. Abhishek has become the batsman with the highest rating points in the history of the T20 batting rankings. Abhishek now has 931 rating points.
Previously, the record for the highest rating points in the T20 batting rankings was held by England's Dawid Malan, who had achieved 919 rating points. He has also broken the records of Suryakumar Yadav and Virat Kohli. Suryakumar Yadav had achieved a maximum of 912 rating points in his career, while Virat Kohli had reached 909 rating points.
Abhishek Sharma remains the world's No. 1 batsman in the T20I rankings. England's Phil Salt is in second place, while Tilak Varma, who scored an unbeaten 69 against Pakistan in the Asia Cup final, is in third place. Jos Buttler remains in fourth place, while Sri Lankan opener Pathum Nissanka has jumped two places to enter the top five.
Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav managed just 72 runs in the Asia Cup. This poor performance has caused him to drop two places to eighth. Sanju Samson's short innings at crucial moments in the tournament have benefited him in the rankings. Among batsmen, he has jumped eight places to 31st. Shubman Gill remains in 32nd place.
