T20 World Cup 2026 has reached its business end here, and the semis begin on Wednesday. First, New Zealand take on South Africa in Kolkata, and then on March 5, Team India take on England in Mumbai. But this tournament has seen some exceptional individual performances, which has had a positive impact on the ICC T20 rankings.
Sanju Samson makes remarkable jump
Sanju Samson, who scored a brilliant 97 not out vs West Indies a couple of days back, has been the highest gainer in the latest rankings. The 31-year-old has jumped a massive 25 spots to be world no. 40 now, and could only improve further if he delivers against ENG. What comes as a real surprise is, IND opener Abhishek Sharma stays the best batter with 874 points, despite a string of low scores.
Abhishek Sharma & Varun Chakravarthy best in world
Pakistan opener Sahibzada Farhan seems to be closing in the gap with him, and has jumped up a spot to no. 2. As far as the other Indian batters are concerned, Ishan Kishan too rose a spot, at no. 4. Tilak Varma moved up to no. 6, while Suryakumar Yadav slipped a rung to no.7.
Coming to the bowling rankings, Varun Chakravarthy continues to lead the charts with 771 points, while Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan is at the second spot. Jasprit Bumrah, after his stellar show vs the WI, has gained a spot, to be no. 7 in the world. Lastly, Arshdeep Singh too gained six spots, to be at the 13th place for now.
That’s not it. Hardik Pandya is within touching distance of becoming the world no. 1 all-rounder. For now, he is at the second spot, behind Zimbabwe’s Sikandar Raza. The point difference between the two is 44, which can be bridged in the T20 World Cup itself.
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