Ruler of the T20I Cricket! Who is the No.1 batter in format?

Amongst all the three formats, it’s safe to say that T20 is the most exciting format. The reason behind this is, that there’s no room for error and a single mistake might cost the team the game.  The T20 format is slightly tilted towards the batters, who enjoy themselves in the middle as all they have to do is hit the ball and get as many runs as possible.

But sometimes, run scoring isn’t easy due to the conditions and batters have to take the back step. This tests the skills and quality of the players and the one who stands tall on this is rated highly. The prime testimony of how batters are going is depicted by their positions in the ICC rankings and to maintain the rankings they need to be consistent with the bat. Let’s take a look at T20 World Cup batsmen ranking

T20 World Cup batsmen ranking

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Australia batter Travis Head is the no.1 ranked T20 batter in the ICC rankings. The opening batter recently surpassed Suryakumar Yadav to claim the top spot in the rankings after his heroics in the T20 World Cup 2024. The southpaw was at his best in the entire tournament and helped his team in many games.

Travis Head is at the top of the ICC rankings with 844 ratings to his name. This is also his career-best ranking in the T20I cricket. Following him is India batter Suryakumar Yadav, who held the top position for more than one year. The batter is the second-ranked T20I batter with 821 rankings. His career-best ratings were 910, which he achieved after the match against New Zealand in Ranchi 2023.

England batter Phil Salt is ranked No.3 in the batsmen ranking. The opening batter has been nothing short of exceptional in the format and is one of the main reasons behind the success of the team. He is there at No.3 with ratings of 797. His highest rating was 833 which came against West Indies.

The Pakistan duo of Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan are currently ranked No.4 and No.5 on the ICC rankings for the batters in the T20I with 755 and 746 rating points respectively. Since the past few years have maintained their positions in the top 10 and are the backbone of the team in the format.

The all-time leading run-getter in the T20 World Cup is none other than India batter Virat Kohli. The right-hander has slammed 1292 runs in the history of the tournament at an average of over 58 and a strike rate of around 130. His Indian teammate Rohit Sharma is second on the table with 1220 runs to his name at an average of over 35 and a strike rate of over 133. Mahela Jayawardene scored 1016 runs in 31 matches. Jos Buttler (1013) and David Warner's (984) runs are also on the list.