US EditionAbhishek Sharma Surpasses Dawid Malan to Set Highest-Ever T20I Batting Rating
Abhishek Sharma reached a record 931 ICC T20I rating points after scoring 314 runs at a 200 strike rate in the 2025 Asia Cup, surpassing previous records by Dawid Malan and Virat Kohli.
- On September 26 in Dubai, Abhishek Sharma reached a career-high 931 rating points after scoring 61 in the Asia Cup 2025 Super Four, becoming the top-ranked player in ICC men's T20I batter rankings.
- Scoring 314 runs in seven matches, Sharma built form with three consecutive half-centuries and averaged close to 45, earning Player of the Tournament in Asia Cup 2025.
- Rankings data show Sharma moved past Dawid Malan's 919 and Virat Kohli's 909 to appear at 926 in the latest ICC bi-weekly rankings, 82 points ahead of Phil Salt.
- Amid India’s renewed T20 strategy, Sharma's form shaped tactics despite a five-run failure in the final dismissed by Faheem Ashraf, while Suryakumar Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, and Tilak Varma moved up after Asia Cup 2025 performances.
- Sharma's performance positions him as a new standard for T20 batting, ending a nearly five‑year record and setting a new benchmark for T20I batting standards worldwide.
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Icc T20i Rankings: Abhishek Sharma Sets World Record, Even Kohli-Rohit Couldn't Do Such Amazing Feat
Team India's star batsman Abhishek Sharma has created history in the ICC Men's T20 Player Rankings. On the back of his impressive performance in the Asia Cup 2025, the 25-year-old left-handed batsman achieved 931 rating points, his best ever, breaking the record of England's Dawid Malan (919) from 2020.
ICC T20I Rankings: Abhishek Sharma breaks world record after Asia Cup heroics
Abhishek Sharma reached a historic 931 rating points, surpassing the previous record of 919 by Dawid Malan- Scored 314 runs in seven Asia Cup matches at an average of nearly 45 and a 200 strike rate- Finished the tournament with 926 points, 82 ahead of second-placed Phil Salt
Abhishek Sharma creates world record in ICC Rankings with brilliant show in Asia Cup 2025
Abhishek Sharma has created a world record in the latest ICC T20I rankings after his explosive batting in the recently concluded Asia Cup. He smashed 314 runs in seven matches in the tournament at an average of almost 45 and a strike rate of 200 and to retain his top ranking in the shortest format while also achieving the best rating ever for a batter in T20Is. The 25-year-old currently boasts of 926 rating points and is on top of the ICC T20I r…
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