New Delhi, October 14, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
India captain Shreyas Iyer has reached a career-best fourth position in the latest ICC T20I batting rankings, climbing three places after an impressive start to the five-match home series against the West Indies.
Iyer scored his maiden T20I century in the series opener in Lucknow, earning a significant rise in the latest rankings. His move to fourth place means India now have three batters in the top four, with Ishan Kishan leading the rankings and Abhishek Sharma occupying second position.
Pakistan captain Sahibzada Farhan is third after achieving a career-best rating following his impressive performances against Sri Lanka.
Among other batters making progress, Sri Lanka’s Kusal Mendis climbed three places to 23rd, while West Indies batter Sherfane Rutherford rose 13 spots to share 24th position. India’s Sanju Samson moved up four places to equal 27th.
Pakistan youngster Maaz Sadaqat also made a significant leap, rising from outside the top 100 to 45th following his performances in the three-match series against Sri Lanka.
Roston Chase rises in T20I bowling rankings
In the T20I bowling rankings, West Indies player Roston Chase climbed 24 places to 23rd after his performances against India. He also moved up two places to third in the all-rounders’ rankings.
Pakistan’s Salman Mirza gained nine places to reach 14th in the T20I bowling rankings, while teammate Saim Ayub rose eight spots to 54th.
Renshaw makes major gains in Test rankings
There was also significant movement in the Test rankings following Australia’s 214-run victory over South Africa in the opening match of their three-Test series at Kingsmead in Durban.
Australia batter Matthew Renshaw was rewarded for his Player of the Match performance, which included 190 runs in the first innings and 82 in the second. The left-hander climbed from outside the top 100 to share 49th position in the Test batting rankings.
Former world No. 1 Marnus Labuschagne moved up four places to 34th, while South Africa opener Aiden Markram also gained four spots to share 10th position.
Australia fast bowler Josh Hazlewood rose two places to seventh in the Test bowling rankings after recording career-best figures of six for 49 on the final day. Teammate Mitchell Starc continued to lead the rankings, although his advantage over New Zealand pacer Matt Henry narrowed to four rating points.
South Africa fast bowler Anrich Nortje returned to the Test bowling rankings at 34th after playing his first red-ball match in more than three years.
India’s Ravindra Jadeja retained the top spot in the Test all-rounders’ rankings. South Africa’s Wiaan Mulder climbed one place to fourth, while Simon Harmer rose five spots to share 23rd position.
Rahmat Shah, Litton Das improve after Abu Dhabi Test
Following the drawn one-off Test between Afghanistan and Bangladesh in Abu Dhabi, Afghanistan’s Rahmat Shah climbed 13 places to 13th in the Test batting rankings. Bangladesh batter Litton Das moved up three places to share 29th position.
Bangladesh pacer Hasan Mahmud, who claimed a hat-trick and took five wickets in the match, rose seven places to 38th in the Test bowling rankings.
The latest ICC rankings reflect movement across the T20I and Test formats following the recent international matches.
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