England captain Harry Brook has risen five places in the ICC men’s T20I batting rankings to reach a career-best fourth position. The advance is built on an outstanding home series against Sri Lanka, where Brook posted 170 runs across three matches and struck an unbeaten century in the opening game.
Brook now sits behind India’s Ishan Kishan, who holds the top position in the T20I batting charts. Abhishek Sharma and Sahibzada Farhan occupy second and third respectively. Brook’s England team-mate Jos Buttler also gained ground during the series, registering two half-centuries to move up two places to fifth in the rankings.
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How does Brook’s ranking picture look across all three formats?
Brook’s form has produced movement across every format. A score of 67 in the opening ODI of the Sri Lanka series pushed him to 12th in the ODI batting rankings, adding to a Test ranking that already places him at the summit. He now appears inside the top 15 in all three formats simultaneously.
The updated standings raise the prospect of Brook becoming the only active batter ranked inside the top ten across Tests, ODIs and T20Is at the same time. His Test position is already number one, and his T20I ranking is now at a personal best, leaving only the ODI chart requiring further improvement before that distinction could be achieved.
What other notable ranking changes came through in the latest update?
Afghanistan allrounder Rashid Khan surrendered the top position in the ICC T20I bowling rankings after a difficult outing in the third T20I against India, where he returned figures of one for 43. Pakistan legspinner Abrar Ahmed stepped into the top spot, reaching the summit of the T20I bowling charts for the first time in his career.
England seamer Jamie Overton was among the most prominent movers in the bowling rankings, advancing 47 places to reach sixth. Overton claimed five wickets across the three T20Is against Sri Lanka while conceding only 58 runs in total, a return that underlined his value to England’s attack in the format.
In the ODI allrounder rankings, Zimbabwe’s Sikandar Raza moved ahead of Mehidy Hasan Miraz to take second place. Raza delivered consistent performances throughout Zimbabwe’s home series against Australia, scoring 57, 45 and an unbeaten 81 with the bat and adding three wickets across the three matches. He now trails only Afghanistan’s Azmatullah Omarzai in those ratings.
