New Delhi (India) February 18:Despite some form problems, India opener Abhishek Sharma still holds firmly at the top of the batter list, with teammate Ishan Kishan jumping a mind-boggling total of 17 spots to eighth place overall after his Player of the Match performance against Pakistan. 

Kishan's Huge Jump

Kishan’s phenomenal form aided his staggering rise through the ICC rankings. At 78th when he broke through back into the T20I setup earlier this season, he zoomed to 32nd place by the time the T20 World Cup started, and made it to 25th in the previous two matches.
A 77 run performance versus Pakistan has now helped climb him into eighth place. With Kishan, Tilak Varma also got a run in the batting rankings. He climbed up one spot to fourth. 

Batters Get Big Shifts

Pathum Nissanka of Sri Lanka, having scored a century against Australia, lifted himself three spots to third place. There were other big players in this update, South Africa captain Aiden Markram who jumped six places to equal 15th, Ryan Rickelton who rose 22 spots to 11th and England's Jacob Bethell who rose 22 slots to 32nd. 

India Bowlers Up and Down

A close contest marked T20I bowler rankings with Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan rising one spot to second place and Indian bowler Varun Chakravarthy in a similar way.
Zimbabwe pacer Brad Evans climbed ten spots to fifth after taking consecutive three-wicket hauls at the World Cup. Other notable examples include Axar Patel climbing up four spots to 14th, Jasprit Bumrah rising six to 15th, and Ireland spinner Matthew Humphreys advancing 23 spots to 23rd.
Indian pacer Arshdeep Singh fell five spots in the latest ICC T20I rankings for bowlers. He is now placed at 16th spot.

All-Round Stars Stay Top

In the latest ICC T20I rankings, Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya retained his third position. On the other hand, Shivam Dube's presence in the top ten is another success, climbing three spots to ninth place.
Ayub and Sikandar Raza have contested for the top spot lately. Nepal’s Dipendra Singh Airee has also risen two ranks and Afghanistan’s Azmatullah Omarzai had moved four spots to jointly hold fourth place in the all-rounders list.