Shreyas Iyer Rises to No. 7 in ICC T20I Rankings After Maiden T20I Century

Shreyas Iyer celebrates his impressive performance for India after scoring his maiden T20I century.

Shreyas Iyer T20I Rankings: Climbs 18 Places to No. 7

Shreyas Iyer is now the seventh-ranked T20I batter in the world. The ICC’s weekly update on Wednesday moved him up 18 places to a career best, after an unbeaten 102 off 43 balls against West Indies in Lucknow on Tuesday. The innings had ten fours and six sixes, and India won the series opener by eight wickets.

It was Iyer’s first hundred in the format. He had not played a T20I since 2023 when the BCCI named him captain on June 6, replacing Suryakumar Yadav ahead of the Ireland and England tours and the Asian Games.

Four Indians Feature in the Top 10 of ICC T20I Batting Rankings

Indian T20I batters Ishan Kishan, Abhishek Sharma and Tilak Varma.

He is now India’s third-highest ranked T20I batter. Ishan Kishan and Abhishek Sharma still hold the top two spots overall, and Tilak Varma is 10th, which puts four Indians in the top ten. Axar Patel gained 16 places among bowlers to reach seventh, and Rashid Khan is back at No. 1.

Shubman Gill Retains Top Spot in ICC ODI Batting Rankings

Shubman Gill continues to lead the ICC ODI batting rankings.

Shubman Gill stays on top of the ODI batting list. His unbeaten 223 in the second ODI against West Indies in Guwahati was his second ODI double hundred and the highest score in an ODI run chase. It added 25 rating points and took him to 841, level with his career best. Virat Kohli dropped from second to third. KL Rahul returned to the top ten at 10th after a hundred in the third ODI.

India are the reigning T20 world champions, and the series against West Indies continues.