India, Oct. 28 -- Following his T20I century against New Zealand on Monday, India opener Abhishek Sharma has returned to the top spot in the latest ICC rankings for batters. He displaces his own team-mate Ishan Kishan, who has missed the second and third games on account of injury. 26-year-old Abhishek has contributed 29, 27 and 113 (off 38 balls) so far in the five-game series.

"The innings [the fourth T20I century of his career] was enough to see the left-hander displace teammate Ishan Kishan and move back into the No.1 spot for T20I batters. Kishan had taken the premier position from Abhishek in July this year following some decent efforts in Ireland, with Abhishek first ascending to the No.1 spot back in July of 2025 when he overtook...