Indian opener Abhishek Sharma became the World No. 1 batter in the T20I format. The 26-year-old scored a brisk 113 on Tuesday during the third T20I vs New Zealand in Wellington to help India wrap up the series. The batter currently has 897 points and is ahead of Sahibzada Farhan, who is second with 883 points.

Ishan Kishanwho was the top-ranked batter, has slid down to the third spot.

The 28-year-old hasn’t played in the last two games after suffering a groin injury during the first game of the series.

English duo Harry Brook and Jos Buttler are fourth and fifth in the current rankings and have gained a place each after their amazing display against Sri Lanka in September.

Indian T20I skipper Shreyas Iyer, meanwhile, has dropped to ninth in the table, losing five spots.

The 31-year-old has been in decent form with the bat and scored his first T20I ton during the home series against West Indies.

Shai Hope, who scored two T20 centuries against India, has moved to eighth in the latest rankings, while Phil Salt is now placed seventh. Tilak Varma is tenth, while Sanju Samson has risen to 20th in the table from 25th.

England regain number one spot in team rankings

The two-time T20I champions England are back as the world number one side and are tied on points with India.

The third spot is occupied by Australia, who have 260 points, while New Zealand are fourth. South Africa are fifth with 243 points.

In the ODI rankings, Shubman Gill is the No. 1 batter, followed by Daryl Mitchell of New Zealand. Indian veteran batters Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are third and fourth, while Ibrahim Zadran is fifth.

Virat, Rohit, Gill and Mitchell will be in action soon when India take on the Kiwis in a five-match ODI series that begins on 4th November.

Gill ended the series against West Indies with 334 runs, with one century and a double-ton.

Kohli became the second player in ODI cricket history to go past the 15,000- run mark during his knock of 139 against the West Indies in Kerala. Veteran batter Rohit Sharmawho scored a century in Guwahati, went past the 12,000-run mark during the series.