ICC T20 rankings: Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan top bating chart, Varun cedes No.1 bowling spot to Rashid

Sanju Samson, who was the Player of the Tournament in the ICC T20 World Cup 2026, moved up to 22nd position.

In what is the first instance of an Indian batting pair making it 1-2 in the format, Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan occupy the first two positions in the latest International Cricket Council (ICC) T20 Rankings released on Wednesday (March 11).

The last time two batters from the same team occupied the first two positions were Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan of Pakistan (September, 2022).

Ishan rode on his superb ICC T20 World Cup 2026 campaign to move up to a career-high second spot, trailing top-ranked Abhishek by a mere four points while Player of the Tournament -- Sanju Samson -- moved up to to 22nd.

Abhishek held on to his lead at the top following his quick-fire half-century against New Zealand in the final, while fellow left-hander Ishan is now his closest rival after he moved up two places to second overall after his 317 runs in the tournament.

However, there was a change in the T20I bowlers' ranking list, with India spinner Varun Chakravarthy losing the numero uno position to Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan.

Jasprit Bumrah moved up one place to sixth while Axar Patel also went up six positions to 17th.

Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza and India's Hardik Pandya occupied top two spots in all-rounder's category.

(With ICC Media inputs)