Shivam Dubey’s blast achieved career best rating in ICC rankings amid T20 World Cup, left even Hardik behind

News India Live, Digital Desk: Indian cricket team’s star all-rounder Shivam Dube is on cloud nine these days. Dubey, who created havoc with his bat and ball in the 2026 T20 World Cup, has made a quantum leap in the latest ICC T20I all-rounder rankings. After playing the match-winning innings against Netherlands, Dubey has achieved the best ranking of his career, which has made the Indian fans happy. Shivam Dubey’s glory in the latest rankings. According to the latest update released by ICC, Shivam Dubey has now become the world’s number 7 all-rounder by jumping two places. Batting ranking: Dubey has now reached 41st position. All-rounder rating: 31 against Netherlands. After a stormy innings of 66 runs in balls and taking 2 wickets, his rating has improved tremendously. Best Performance: This is the best mark of his career so far. Team India got strength before the Zimbabwe series. Just before the match between India and Zimbabwe, this form of Dubey is a warning to the opponents. While Hardik Pandya is already in the top 3, Dubey’s arrival at number 7 is like a ‘double power’ for India. ICC T20I All-rounder Ranking: Top 10 List (February 2026) RankPlayersCountry1 Sikandar RazaZimbabwe2 Saim AyubPakistan3 Hardik PandyaIndia4 Deependra Singh AriNepal5 Azmatullah OmarzaiAfghanistan6Roston ChaseWest Indies7Shivam DubeyIndia8Mohammad NabiAfghanistanWhy is this surge of Dubey special? Shivam Dubey was being seen as the backup of Hardik Pandya for some time, but in the group matches of World Cup 2026, he has established himself as a match winner. With his arrival, the middle order of Team India has become even more aggressive. Especially his long sixes against the spinners are making him the ‘X-factor’ of world cricket. Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan also dominate. Not only Dubey but Abhishek Sharma remains the world’s number 1 T20 batsman. Ishan Kishan has also confirmed his place in the top 5. The havoc of Varun Chakraborty and Jasprit Bumrah among bowlers is clearly visible on the ranking charts.