India, July 1 -- For only the fourth time in history, an Indian batter has climbed to the top of the ICC Men's T20I Batting Rankings.

Abhishek Sharma's reign at the summit lasted almost a year before he was replaced by his India teammate Ishan Kishan in the latest rankings update. Interestingly, Abhishek had himself taken over the No. 1 spot from his Sunrisers Hyderabad teammate Travis Head. Now, Ishan has followed the same path by dethroning another SRH star.

Kishan's rise comes despite India's disappointing 0-2 T20I series defeat to Ireland in Belfast. While the wicketkeeper-batter managed only 13 runs across the two matches, compared to Abhishek's scores of 49 and 0, the rankings reflect performances over a longer period rather than ...