Dubai, July 1 -- Ishan Kishan has become world number one T20I batter, overtaking his Indian teammate and opener Abhishek Sharma for the top spot, according to the latest ICC Men's T20I batting rankings.

Kishan earns a new career-high rating and surpasses Abhishek following the completion of India's recent two-match T20I series against Ireland in Belfast, which the hosts won 2-0, despite not being able to fire in both the matches, with Abhishek getting a golden duck in the last match after a 49 in the first T20I.

The rise to the top for Kishan comes on the back of his consistent form at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup at the start of the year, where the hard-hitting left-hander compiled 317 runs at a strike rate of almost 200 that included ...