Abhishek’s top spot under threat, Farhan’s double ton shakes up ICC rankings

pakistan opener Sahibzada Farhan Already near the top of the ICC men’s T20I batting rankings, competition with India intensifies Abhishek Sharma Following the release of the latest weekly update on Wednesday.

Farhan climbed to the second spot after his historic performance in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026. The right-hander became the first cricketer to score two centuries in a single tournament and scored his second century against Sri Lanka at Pallekele in the last Super 8 match between the two sides. The knock not only moved him up one spot in the rankings, but also earned him a new career-high rating.

Abhishek Sharma continues to occupy the first position, 26 points ahead of Farhan. The Pakistan batsman, who scored 383 runs during the World Cup, surpassed England’s Phil Salt and is now rated 848, significantly narrowing the gap at the top of the list. The end of the Super 8 phase triggered some other changes in the batting charts. Indian Ishan Kishan Fourth place is with 783 points, while Tilak Varma has moved up to sixth place with 749 points, both making it into the top 10. South Africa’s Dewald Brevis also secured eighth place. Zimbabwe’s Brian Bennett made one of the biggest jumps, soaring six spots to 11th after scoring 292 points in the competition. South African pair Ryan Rickelton and Aiden Markram also advanced, rising to 13th and 16th respectively.

In the T20I bowling rankings, Indian spinner Varun Chakravarthy remains at the top of the list, but his lead has been reduced to just 18 points as the tournament enters the knockout stages. Chakravarthy has taken 12 wickets so far but Pakistan’s Abrar Ahmed is closing in after moving up two places to third. Among other bowlers, India’s Jasprit Bumrah climbed to seventh spot, while Arshdeep Singh jumped six places to 13th. England’s Liam Dawson jumped nine places to joint 14th, while South Africa pacer Lungi Ngidi climbed six places to 20th. All-round ranking continues to be led by Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza. Indian Hardik Pandya He now moves up one spot to second place, replacing Pakistan’s Saim Ayub as his closest challenger. West Indies veteran Jason Holder is another major winner, jumping eight places to 11th on the back of a stellar performance with bat and ball in the World Cup.