Abhishek Sharma News / Abhishek created history, made a big leap in ICC T20 rankings

Abhishek Sharma has jumped 38 places in the ICC T20 rankings after his brilliant performance against England. Now he has reached the second position with 829 rating points. Travis Head (855) remains at the top. Many batsmen have suffered losses in the rankings due to this change.

Vikrant Shekhawat : Feb 05, 2025, 03:40 PM
Abhishek Sharma News: Indian cricketer Abhishek Sharma performed so well in the last T20 International match played against England that batsmen from all over the world were left behind. He has made a tremendous jump in the new T20 rankings released by the ICC. Although, he could not reach the first position, but he has given a tough competition to Travis Head.

Abhishek Sharma's historic jump

In the latest T20 rankings released by the ICC, Abhishek Sharma has jumped 38 places and has reached the second position directly. This is the best ranking of his career so far. Along with making it to the top 10 for the first time, he has also achieved the number two position.

At present, Australia's Travis Head is at the first position, whose rating is 855. At the same time, Abhishek Sharma is at number two with a rating of 829. Due to his brilliant performance, the rest of the batsmen have had to slide down one place each.

Loss to the rest of the batsmen in the rankings

The emergence of Abhishek Sharma has led to a decline in the rankings of many batsmen. India's Tilak Verma has dropped to number three with a loss of one place and his rating has come down to 803. England's Phil Salt has also dropped one place to number four with a rating of 798. India's Suryakumar Yadav also lost one place and is now at number five with a rating of 738.

Status of other top batsmen

After the top 5, England's Jos Buttler also lost one place and is now at number six with a rating of 729. Pakistan's Babar Azam also dropped one place and reached seventh place with a rating of 712. Sri Lanka's Pathum Nissanka is at number eight with a rating of 707, while Pakistan's Mohammad Rizwan remains at number nine with a rating of 704.

Kusal Perera saved his place

Sri Lanka's Kusal Perera managed to retain his tenth position. His current rating is 675.

Future path for Abhishek Sharma

This performance of Abhishek Sharma will motivate him to move further in the future. If he continues to bat brilliantly like this, then in the coming matches he can fulfill his dream of becoming number 1 in the ICC T20 rankings by surpassing Travis Head.