Latest ICC Rankings: Sanju Samson played an amazing innings in the important match against West Indies. In a do or die match for India, he batted in a stormy style and played an unbeaten inning of 97 runs in 50 balls. He returned only after leading the team to victory and once again made his place in the hearts of the fans. He has also received a reward from ICC for his explosive batting. He has jumped 25 places in the ranking of latest batsmen and now let us tell you what number he has reached.
"It took its time, but Indian cricket embraced Sanju Samson, going as far as shaping itself in his image. On Sunday, he returned the embrace" pic.twitter.com/ZvnqJCl4pY
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) March 4, 2026
Samson jumps in ICC rankings
Before the start of the ICC T20 World Cup, Sanju Samson was not even the first choice to open for Team India. Till now, he got a chance to play only 3 matches in the tournament and he did wonders in the third match itself. He has got direct benefit from this in ICC rankings also. Now he has reached 40th position by taking a huge jump of 25 places. Along with him, Ishan Kishan has also gained one place and has now reached number 4. Abhishek Sharma still remains at number 1.
Names of 4 Indian batsmen in top 10
The dominance of Indian batsmen is visible in the rankings released by ICC. Names of 4 Indian batsmen are included in the top 10 list. Abhishek Sharma is at number 1 position, he has 874 ratings in his name. Ishan Kishan is at fourth position in the ranking with 783 rating, while Tilak Verma has reached sixth position with 749 rating. Team India captain Suryakumar Yadav is at number 7 with 739 rating.
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