Dubai, Oct. 28 -- India's left-handed opener Abhishek Sharma's blistering 35-ball century against New Zealand in Wellington on Tuesday has lifted him back to No. 1 position in the ICC Men's T20I Batting Rankings with his team-mate Ishan Kishan slipping to third after occupyingtop position for four months.

This is the second stint at the top for Abhishek, who was No. 1 from July 2025 to June this year.

Sanju Samson (up six places to 20th), Finn Allen (up three places to 25th) and Glenn Phillips (up 20 places to 37th) are among the others to move up the list for their performances in the ongoing series in New Zealand while the home side's captain Mitchell Santner (up seven places to seventh), and India pace bowlers Arshdeep Singh (up six pl...