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Shreyas Iyer rises to fourth in T20I batting rankings
Shreyas Iyer climbed to fourth in the T20I batting rankings after a strong start to India’s series against the West Indies.
He scored a century in the opening match and made 40 in the second, before scoring one run in the next game.
His latest position is a career best, even though his rating fell after that low score.
Ishan Kishan and Abhishek Sharma lead the T20I list, with Pakistan’s Sahibzada Farhan in third.
In Test cricket, Australia’s Matt Renshaw surged 147 places to 49th after scoring 190 and 82 against South Africa in Durban and taking two wickets.
South Africa’s Aiden Markram moved up four places to 10th in the Test batting rankings.
The latest ICC rankings also show changes among bowlers and all-rounders, including Roston Chase rising to third among T20I all-rounders.
Shreyas Iyer rose three places to fourth in the latest ICC men’s T20I batting rankings, a career best.
The India captain’s rise followed strong performances in the home series against the West Indies.
He scored a century in the opening match and made 40 runs in the second T20I in Ranchi.
Iyer reached a career-best rating of 829 points before falling to 798 after scoring one run in Indore.
Ishan Kishan, Abhishek Sharma and Sahibzada Farhan rank ahead of Iyer.
- Who
- Shreyas Iyer, India’s captain.
- What
- He moved up three places to fourth in the ICC men’s T20I batting rankings, a career best.
- When
- In the latest rankings reported on October 14, 2026.
- Where
- In the ICC men’s T20I batting rankings; his performances came in a home series against the West Indies.
- Why
- His performances included a century in the opening match and 40 runs in the second T20I.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Iyer scored a century against the West Indies.
Iyer scored 40 runs and reached a career-best rating of 829 points.
Iyer scored one run in Indore, and his rating fell to 798 points.
The latest rankings placed Iyer fourth, up three places.
- Rank
- Fourth in the latest ICC men’s T20I batting rankings
- Rise
- Three places, from seventh
- Current rating
- 798 points
- Career-best rating
- 829 points
- Opening match
- Scored a century in the West Indies series
- Second T20I
- Scored 40 runs in Ranchi