Shreyas Iyer has climbed 18 places to a career-best seventh position in the latest ICC Men’s T20I batting rankings following his maiden century in the format.
Iyer scored an unbeaten 102 against the West Indies in the opening T20I in Lucknow on October 6, helping India complete an eight-wicket victory with 32 balls remaining. The innings earned him a major rise in the latest ICC rankings.
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Key Highlights
Important points readers should notice.
Shreyas Iyer has reached No. 7 in the ICC Men’s T20I batting rankings.
He climbed 18 places in the latest update.
The position is a career-best T20I ranking for Iyer.
He scored an unbeaten 102 against the West Indies.
It was his maiden T20I century.
India now have four batters in the T20I batting top 10.
The latest ranking update places Iyer at No. 7, making him India’s third-highest-ranked batter in the T20I format. Ishan Kishan remains No. 1, Abhishek Sharma is No. 2 and Tilak Varma is No. 10. India therefore have four batters inside the current T20I batting top 10.
Iyer's century came while India were chasing 172 against the West Indies. He completed his maiden T20I hundred during the 15th over before India reached the target at 172/2.
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Why This Matters
Iyer's move to No. 7 marks his entry into the ICC T20I batting top 10 for the first time and gives him a career-best position in the format. His rise follows his century in India's opening T20I against the West Indies.
