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Sooryavanshi Enters Top 50 as Shubman Gill Reclaims ODI No. 1 in ICC Rankings

The weekly ICC update shows that short series form or player availability can produce large ranking swings with immediate selection implications.

Shubman Gill had a fantastic series with the bat in England.
Ishan Kishan was the second-highest run-scorer in the recently concluded T20I series against Zimbabwe which India won 3-0.
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Overview

  • The ICC's July 29 rankings moved 15‑year‑old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi up 230 places to a career‑best 48th in T20I batting after he scored 151 runs and won Player of the Series in India’s 3–0 win in Zimbabwe.
  • Ishan Kishan kept the No. 1 T20I batting slot, briefly reaching a 916 peak during the Zimbabwe series and finishing the update on 910 rating points.
  • Shubman Gill reclaimed the top spot in the ODI batting rankings after Daryl Mitchell missed the recent West Indies ODI with a reported hip strain, allowing Gill to overtake him on points.
  • Several other Indian players registered gains in the update, with Tilak Varma rising to sixth, Shreyas Iyer up seven places to 24th, and leg‑spinner Ravi Bishnoi jumping 31 places to 41st among T20I bowlers.
  • The ICC's weekly, weighted ratings mean single short series or missed matches can cause big, often temporary moves, so sustained performance will determine whether these advances carry forward and affect future team selection.