Team India wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan has become the world number one T20I batter. The 27-year-old overtook his teammate Abhishek Sharma to reach the top of the rankings for the first time. Abhishek had held the top ranking for almost 12 months. Kishan has scored 545 runs in 15 T20Is in 2026 with a strike rate of 199.63.