Abhishek's reign over as India teammate claims top ranking

Another India batter has risen to the top of the ICC Men's T20I Player Rankings, with Ishan Kishan claiming the position for the first time from teammate Abhishek Sharma.

Kishan earns a new career-high rating and surpasses Abhishek following the completion of India's recent two-match T20I series against Ireland in Belfast, which the hosts won 2-0.

The rise to the top for Kishan comes on the back of his consistent form at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup at the start of the year, where the hard-hitting left-hander compiled 317 runs at a strike rate of almost 200 that included an Aramco Player of the Match performance against Pakistan in Colombo.

Abhishek had held the top ranking for almost 12 months, with Kishan joining an exclusive group that includes Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav as one of four male players from India to have held the premier position for batters in T20I cricket.

There are only seven rating points separating the two Indian players at the top of the rankings for T20I batters, while Ireland duo Lorcan Tucker (up four places to equal 77th) and Ross Adair (up six slots to 84th) make some ground in this category following some decent efforts with the bat in Belfast.

Seamer Matthew Humphreys (up one place to 25th) earns a new career-high rating on the list for T20I bowlers following his four wickets across the series, while India's Shivam Dube (up three rungs to seventh) and Ireland pair Gareth Delany (up four slots to 24th) and Harry Tector (up eight spots to 38th) make ground on the updated rankings for T20I all-rounders.

There's also plenty of change on the latest Test rankings this week following the completion of three Tests around the world, with big changes at the top of both the batting and bowling categories as a result.

Australia left-hander Travis Head takes the position as the No.1 Test batter as Harry Brook (second) and Joe Root (down two spots to third) fail to impress during the Nottingham Test against New Zealand, while Jasprit Bumrah is in sole ownership of the top ranking for Test bowlers as Kiwi pacer Matt Henry drops back down to second.

It was the Black Caps that came out on top at Trent Bridge to boost their ICC World Test Championship prospects, with a quartet of their players - Rachin Ravindra (up two spots to seventh), Daryl Mitchell (up five places to 11th), Devon Conway (up 14 rungs to equal 15th) and Tom Latham (up 12 slots to equal 31st) making giant strides on the updated list for Test batters.

Kiwi pacer Nathan Smith (up eight rungs to 38th) makes gains on the latest rankings for Test batters, while England captain Ben Stokes improves two places to finish his international career in third place on the list for Test all-rounders following his mid-match retirement.

There are also gains for a pair of West Indies quicks following their impressive Test triumph over Sri Lanka, with Shamar Joseph (up nine slots to equal 14th) and Kemar Roach (up 4 to 17) making eye-catching progress on the list for Test bowlers following their exploits in Antigua.