The Indian batter Abhishek Sharma has climbed to the No. 1 spot in the ICC ranking for batters after dethroning Australia’s Travis Head for the position.

Abhishek Sharma made a significant moment in Indian white-ball cricket, as he joins the elite company of Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav, who have previously held the same position.

He came into the spotlight on the international scene last year with a blistering T20I century against Zimbabwe, but it’s his consistency since then that’s propelled him to the top.

Travis Head has overtaken Suryakumar Yadav during the 2024 T20 World Cup, having retained the top position for over a year but missing the recent tour of the West Indies, which opened the door for Abhishek.

Meanwile Tilak Varma remains third in the T20I batter rankings, while captain Suryakumar Yadav remains in sixth position.

India’s fight in Manchester, where they batted five sessions and dominated the English bowling attack to secure a draw also saw gains in the latest ICC test rankings. Rishabh Pant, who continues to battle injury, moved up one spot to seventh after his gritty half century.

Jadeja also reached a career high batting rating, moving five places to 29th after his unbeaten century in the second innings.

Jasprit Bumrah remains in the top spot in the bowler rankings. While Shubman Gill remains ninth in the rankings after a century in the second innings of the Test, while Yashasvi Jaiswal slipped three places to eighth.

Ben Stokes and Joe Root notable progress for England. Stokes rose eight spot to join 34th in the batting rankings and climbed to third among Test all-rounders.

However, Joe Root retains his top spot. His 150 run knock at Old Trafford has widened at the top of the Test batting charts and helped him overtake Ricky Ponting to become the second-highest run-scorer in Test history.

Meanwhile, Ben Duckett also re-entered the top 10 after jumping five place to 10th rank after his 94 run knock at Old Trafford.