India, July 30 -- Abhishek Sharma has climbed to the pinnacle of T20I batting, becoming only the third Indian men's player to hold the No.1 spot in the ICC rankings for batters. The 24-year-old left-hander has dethroned Australia's Travis Head for the position. His rise marks a significant moment in Indian white-ball cricket, as he joins the elite company of Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav, two modern-day giants who previously held the same position.

Abhishek burst onto the international scene last year with a blistering T20I century against Zimbabwe, but it's his consistency since then that's propelled him to the top. Head, who had overtaken Suryakumar during the 2024 T20 World Cup, had retained the top position for over a year but mis...