Threat to Abhishek Sharma’s reign in ICC rankings, Pakistani batsman occupies second position

Desk. The excitement is at its peak in the latest ICC T20I rankings. The reign of Indian star batsman Abhishek Sharma, who is ranked number-1 in the ranking of T20I batsmen, is under threat. Due to poor form in T20 World Cup 2026, Pakistan’s star batsman has now set his sights on Abhishek Sharma’s number-1 chair. In fact, Pakistan’s explosive opener Sahibzada Farham has jumped in the latest ICC T20I batsmen’s rankings with his strong performance in the ICC T20 World Cup 2026.

Farhan scored 383 runs in the tournament and scored a brilliant century against Sri Lanka in Pallekele. He became the first player to score two centuries in this T20 World Cup. On the basis of this performance, he moved up one place to second place in the ICC rankings and has left England’s Phil Salt behind. At present, Abhishek Sharma is at number-1 with a lead of 26 rating points, but Farhan is now fast moving closer to him. Abhishek Sharma’s rating is 874 while Farhan’s rating has become 848.

After the end of the Super-8 stage, there has been a change in the ranking of many batsmen. These include India’s Ishan Kishan and Tilak Verma. Kishan has gained one place and is now at fourth position, while Tilak Verma has jumped from 7th to 6th position. However, Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav has slipped to 7th position after losing one place. Jos Buttler has also moved to 9th position after losing one place. At the same time, South Africa’s Dewald Brevis has jumped one place to number eight. Zimbabwe’s explosive batsman Brian Bennett has jumped 6 places and reached number 11.