Abhishek Sharma makes a great leap to No.2 in ICC T20 Rankings
The young Indian batter, who broke stratified records after his second century (135/54) as a Indian Batsmen during the 5th T20 match against England, took a great leap from the 40th position to ‘No.2’. The fans who witnessed his magic around the world have been acclaimed for his fearless and intimidating innings which he has been continuing throughout his cricket journey. This has reflected hugely on the ICC T20 men’s batting rankings which is issued on Wednesday.
ICC T20 Men’s Batting Rankings
| Position | Player | Team | Rating |
| 1 | Travis Head | Australia | 855 |
| 2 | Abhishek Sharma | India | 829 |
| 3 | Tilak Varma | India | 803 |
| 4 | Phil Salt | England | 798 |
| 5 | Suryakumar Yadav | India | 738 |
The ranking looks even more special because the top two positions has been secured by the opening duo of The Sunrisers Hyderabad from IPL. Both Head and Abhishek were the most dangerous opening pair of IPL 2024 edition which continues in their respective national duties too. Abhishek has finished off the T20 series against England with the strike rate of 219.68 along with 279 runs at an average of 55.80 and became the “Player of the Match” executing his excellency with bat (135/54) and ball (2/3).
The spellbinding team coordination has anchored team India to the number position in the ICC T20 Rankings for the team.
| Position | Team | Points | Matches | Rating |
| 1 | India | 19561 | 73 | 268 |
| 2 | Australia | 12417 | 48 | 259 |
| 3 | England | 12252 | 48 | 255 |
| 4 | West Indies | 14587 | 59 | 247 |
| 5 | New Zealand | 13324 | 54 | 247 |
