Abhishek Sharma accomplishes highest rating for T20I batters after Asia Cup heroics
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Abhishek accomplishes highest rating for T20I batters after Asia Cup heroics Photograph: (AFP)
India’s T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav earlier held the top post for the most rating points by an Indian (912 in 2022), with former T20I legend Virat Kohli also among the top five, with his best-ever ratings being 909 in 2014.
Abhishek Sharma has done the unthinkable; the most-talked-about T20I batter has accomplished something even this format’s specialists have failed to achieve – the highest rating points for a T20I batter. The left-handed batter bagged 931 rating points during the Super Four match against Sri Lanka in the recently concluded game against Sri Lanka in the 2025 Asia Cup – the most by any men’s batter ever. Although it dipped to 926 rating points following his Asia Cup final score, it is still better than the second-best (919) by former England batter Dawid Malan (in 2020) and most by an Indian ever.
India’s T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav earlier held the top post for the most rating points by an Indian (912 in 2022), with former T20I legend Virat Kohli also among the top five, with his best-ever ratings being 909 in 2014.
England opener Phil Salt is second on the list with 844 ratings. Against South Africa in the recently concluded T20Is, Salt hammered his fourth T20I hundred, a magnificent unbeaten 141 against the Proteas in the second T20I at Manchester.
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Meanwhile, Tilak Varma, the star of the 2025 Asia Cup final against Pakistan, is in third place on the charts, with 819 rating points. Tilak anchored India’s run chase in the summit clash against the arch-rivals, scoring an unbeaten 69 off 53 to help see India through after a shaky start.
Former England captain Jos Buttler is in the fourth position (785 rating points) and Sri Lankan opener Pathum Nissanka, who scored a magnificent hundred against India in the Asia Cup tie, finds his name in the fifth place (779) – his highest-ever rating points.
On the other hand, Indian T20I skipper SKY dropped to two positions to number eight following a shallow Asia Cup performance. While he managed just 72 runs in six innings, Abhishek topped the chart with 314 runs to his name, including three fifties and a best of 75. The left-hander smoked 32 fours and 19 sixes in the tournament.
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Men's T20I Rankings (On Oct 1 2025) -
| Position | Name | Rating Points |
| 1 | Abhishek Sharma (IND) | 926 |
| 2 | Phil Salt (ENG) | 844 |
| 3 | Tilak Varma (IND) | 819 |
| 4 | Jos Buttler (ENG) | 785 |
| 5 | Pathum Nissanka (SL) | 779 |
| 6 | Travis Head (AUS) | 771 |
| 7 | Tim Seifert (NZ) | 725 |
| 8 | Suryakumar Yadav (IND) | 698 |
| 9 | Kusal Perera (SL) | 692 |
