India reclaim top spot in ICC T20I rankings

India reclaim top spot in ICC T20I rankings

India on Sunday (July 26, 2026) reclaimed the No.1 position in ICC men’s T20I rankings after taking an unassailable 2-0 lead against Zimbabwe in the ongoing three-match series at Harare.

Event Context

But Men in Blue returned to winning ways, beating Zimbabwe by seven wickets in the first T20I at Harare before establishing a 2-0 lead with a 90-run victory in the second match.

Team Analysis

The reigning T20 world champions regained the top spot from England, who had dethroned Shreyas Iyer’s side after their 4-0 series win recently.

India had also lost to Ireland 0-2 prior to that.

India top-order batter Ishan Kishan,who made a fifty in the second T20I against the African side, remains on top of the batters’ list with 892 points followed by Abhishek Sharma (858 points).

Tilak Varma, who made a brisk fifty in the second T20I, retained his eighth spot with 733 points.

Spinner Varun Chakravarthy, who is not a part of the Zimbabwe series, is the lone Indian bowler in top 10, maintaining his fifth slot with 683 points.