ICC T20 Batsman Ranking: Top 10 Players

ICC Player Rankings is a table where international cricket players’ performances are ranked using a points-based system which is worked out by doing a series of calculations leading to a sophisticated moving average.

The ICC men’s t20 ranking is a rating method devised by David Kendrix, an English cricket statistician. Players are rated on a scale of 0 to 1000 points. If a player’s performance is improving on his past record, his points increase; if his performance is declining his points will go down. Players’ performances within each match are calculated using an algorithm, a series of calculations (all pre-programmed) based on various circumstances in the game.

There is no human intervention in this calculation process, and no subjective assessment is made.

The ICC t20 ranking batsman list is an intriguing list filled with a mix of familiar and unfamiliar names. The best t20 batsman in 2022  based on these rankings is the Pakistani, Mohammad Rizwan. Suryakumar Yadav from India is second on the list of top t20 batsman ranking because of his high ratings. Let us take a look at the top ten ICC t20 ranking batsman list of 2022.

List Of Top 10 T20 Batsman Ranking

Position	Player	Team	Ratings
1	Mohammad Rizwan	Pakistan	854
2	Suryakumar Yadav	India	838
3	Babar Azam	Pakistan	801
4	Aiden Markram	South Africa	777
5	Dawid Malan	England	733
6	Aaron Finch	Australia	707
7	Devon Conway	New Zealand	683
8	Pathum Nissanka	Sri Lanka	677
9	Muhammad Waseem	United Arab Emirates	636
10	Martin Guptil	New Zealand	628

See Also: India T20 World Cup Squad

Mohammad Rizwan

Mohammad Rizwan is one of the best wicket-keeper batsmen in the world. He is a great admirer of Adam Gilchrist as well. His First Class debut for Peshawar came in 2008 where put on a bunch of tremendous performances which impressed the selectors to a great extent. It was an astonishing journey for Rizwan right from the Peshawar College team at the age of 17 to the Pakistan Nation Team at the age of 22. 

He is currently the no 1 t20 batsman in the world according to the ICC t20 rankings. He has a noteworthy rating of 854 which is a difficult task to achieve. The player closest to his rating is Suryakumar Yadav who is just 16 ratings behind him. As of now, Mohammad Rizwan is considered the best t20 batsman in the world.

Suryakumar Yadav

Suryakimar Ashok Yadav is a right-handed batsman who plays for the Indian Cricket team in the ODI and T20I formats. Yadav plays for Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League and also plays for the Mumbai Cricket team in domestic cricket.

His consistent performances and high strike rate put him second in the top t20 batsman ranking. If Yadav continues with his current form, he will soon overtake Mohammad Rizwan in the ICC ranking batsman list to attain the first rank.

Babar Azam

Baba Azam is the captain of the Pakistan Cricket team and is considered to be one of the finest batsmen in the modern cricket world. No batsman in the world is in the top 3 rankings across all formats other than Babar Azam which is an impeccable achievement. He is also the second-fastest player to reach 1000 T20I runs. Babar Azam has a rating of 801, putting him third on the list of top t20 batsman ranking. The right-handed batsman won’t be exiting the world t20 batsman ranking list anytime soon with the form he currently is in.

Aiden Markram

Aiden Markram is a right-handed opening batsman from South Africa who led the under-19 South African team to win the 2014 Cricket World Cup. He is an aggressive batsman with a composed mindset which makes him an excellent fit in the T20 format. He has a rating of 777 which places him fourth on the list of the top t20 batsman ranking. 

Dawid Malan

Dawid Johannes Malan is a left-handed English batsman who has an aggressive style of play. He plays in several T20 leagues around the world. Malan plays for Yorkshire in domestic cricket and Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League. In 2020, he was one of the highest run-scorers in T20Is after his outstanding performances in South Africa which led to England taking the number 1 spot at the end of the year. He is the best t20 batsman England has had over the years amongst others. His rating of 733 takes him to the fifth spot on the world t20 batsman ranking list.

Aaron Finch

Aaron James Finch is a right-handed top-order batsman who captains the Australian Cricket team. He is popularly known for his heavy-hitting ability and aggressive playing style which makes him one of the best finishers in T20 cricket. He has played in the Indian Premier League with multiple teams and for Yorkshire and Surrey in England. He also led Australia to their first T20 World Cup win in 2021. He earlier ranked first in the top t20 batsman ranking but gradually dropped down. The 172 runs that he scored against Zimbabwe in 2018 was the record for the highest T20 score in international cricket. He is one of the most in-demand cricketers in the world right now. Finch has a rating of 707 which makes him the sixth best t20 batsman according to the ICC rankings.

Devon Conway

Devon Conroy is a left-handed top-order batsman from New Zealand. He was born and brought up in South Africa where he trained and played domestic cricket. New Zealand Cricket name him their Player of the Year in 2020 because of his exceptional performances. In a recent auction, Chennai Super Kings bought him to play in the 2022 Indian Premier League. He has a rating of 683 which places him seventh on the world t20 batsman ranking list.

Pathum Nissanka

Pathum Nissanka is a right-handed opening batsman who plays for Sri Lanka. He holds the record for the most T20I runs in a calendar year and the most runs in the first T20I innings for Sri Lanka. Nissanka scored a staggering 221 runs in the eight matches that he played in the 2021 World Cup which included three half-centuries. He is amongst the best t20 batsman that Sri Lanka has had. Nissanka has a rating of 677 which puts him in eighth place on the top t20 batsman ranking list.

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Muhammad Waseem

Muhammad Waseem is a right-handed opening batter who plays for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. He was born in Pakistan but grew up in the United Arab Emirates. He has one of the highest partnerships of the third wicket and the seventh most fours in an innings in T20Is. Waseem is the best t20 batsman the United Arab Emirates has ever had. He is ninth on the list of top t20 batsman ranking with a rating of 636.

Martin Guptil

Martin Guptil is a right-handed opening batsman for the New Zealand Cricket team. He is an extremely dangerous and difficult batsman to stop when he is in the flow because of his incredible ability to deal with both pacers and spinners, Guptil was also named the T20 Player of the year at the New Zealand Cricket awards in 2011 and has also been part of the top t20 batsman ranking. He has played in a number of T20 competitions across the world including the Indian Premier league. He currently holds the tenth place in the world t20 batsman ranking with a rating of 628. 

See Also: T20 World Cup Winners

Conclusion

To conclude, the ICC men’s t20 ranking is a list that keeps getting updated very frequently and is inclusive of a bunch of new players often. Currently, Mohammad Rizwan holds first place in the list of ICC t20 ranking batsman. It is essential to be consistent and exceptional with every performance to sustain or get ranked in this list because of how competitive it is.