India captain Shreyas Iyer jumped three places to No. 4 in the ICC T20I batting rankings on 798 points, after a 42-ball maiden hundred in Lucknow and an 18-ball 40 in Ranchi against West Indies.
Shreyas Iyer, India's T20I captain, has jumped three places to No. 4 in the ICC men's T20I batting rankings, with 798 rating points. The climb comes straight from the West Indies series: a 42-ball maiden T20I century, followed by a rapid 40 off 18 balls.
| At a glance | Detail |
|---|---|
| Player | Shreyas Iyer, India T20I captain |
| Move | Up three places to No. 4, on 798 rating points |
| Why | Maiden T20I hundred off 42 balls in the 1st T20I at Lucknow (6 October 2026) |
| Follow-up | 18-ball 40 in the 2nd T20I at Ranchi |
| Career-best rating | 829, achieved against West Indies at Ranchi in 2026 |
| Next | 4th T20I in Hyderabad, today (14 October 2026) |
Top of the T20I batting table
| Rank | Player | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ishan Kishan | India | 904 |
| 2 | Abhishek Sharma | India | 891 |
| 3 | Sahibzada Farhan | Pakistan | 883 |
| 4 | Shreyas Iyer | India | 798 |
| 5 | Harry Brook | England | 793 |
Iyer edges Harry Brook by five points. Three of the top four spots now belong to Indians: Kishan, Abhishek and Iyer. Per the ICC table (rank date 13 October 2026), four Indians sit in the top ten, with Tilak Varma at No. 9.
What drove the jump
The big move came from the 1st T20I against West Indies at Lucknow on 6 October 2026, where Iyer made his maiden T20I century off just 42 balls. He followed it with an 18-ball 40 in the 2nd T20I at Ranchi.
His 798 is still short of his own ICC career-best of 829, which he reached against West Indies at Ranchi in 2026.
Others on the move
- Tilak Varma moved up one spot to No. 9, on 731 points.
- Shai Hope rose two places to No. 11, on 718, after his century in the Ranchi T20I that took West Indies to a win.
- Sherfane Rutherford is at a career-best No. 24, on 620.
Hyderabad is the next act
The 4th T20I of the West Indies tour of India is in Hyderabad today, 14 October 2026. Iyer has a chance to push his rating further, with the rest of the top five within reach in a very tight table.
This story comes from ESPNcricinfo's report on the rankings. Read the full story on ESPNcricinfo. ESPNcricinfo.
Rankings and points are from the official ICC men's T20I batting rankings table. ICC.
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