India’s disappointing UK tour has continued to unravel on the field, but the latest ICC Men’s T20I Rankings have provided a rare silver lining, with Ishan Kishan and Abhishek Sharma holding on to the top two batting spots despite the team’s struggles against Ireland and England.India’s white-ball campaign has endured a miserable run, beginning with a 2-0 series defeat to Ireland before Shreyas Iyer’s side slipped to a 2-0 deficit against England in the ongoing five-match T20I series after the opening match was washed out. England’s emphatic 125-run victory in the third T20I also went down as India’s biggest-ever defeat in the format.Yet, even amid the setbacks, India’s premier T20I batters continue to dominate the global rankings.
Ishan, Abhishek stay on top despite India’s slump
The latest ICC rankings confirmed that Ishan Kishan remains the world’s No. 1 T20I batter, with teammate Abhishek Sharma retaining the No. 2 position.There was another positive for India in the form of new T20I captain Shreyas Iyer, who enjoyed one of the biggest jumps of the week. After scoring 68 in the rain-hit opening game against England and following it up with 37 in the second T20I, Iyer surged an astonishing 425 places to joint 93rd in the batting rankings.England, meanwhile, were richly rewarded for their commanding performances.Jacob Bethell climbed seven places to No. 8 after his unbeaten 76 off 46 balls helped England secure victory in the second T20I.Sam Curran also enjoyed a productive week, rising 12 places to No. 108 among batters after contributing an unbeaten 41 and climbing 12 spots to joint 71st in the bowling rankings following figures of 3/33. His all-round exploits also lifted him six places to joint 13th among T20I all-rounders.
T20I Rankings – Top 5 (Pic credit: ICC)
England stars climb after dominant series
Veteran leg-spinner Adil Rashid returned to the top three of the T20I bowling rankings after moving up one place to No. 3 thanks to his miserly figures of 2/14 in England’s record win.Fast bowler Josh Tongue also entered the rankings at joint 301st after claiming four wickets in only his second T20I appearance, while Will Jacks broke into the top 10 among T20I all-rounders, climbing six places to No. 7.
