{"id":6431,"date":"2026-07-29T13:15:56","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T13:15:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=6431"},"modified":"2026-07-29T13:15:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T13:15:56","slug":"vaibhav-sooryavanshis-meteoric-rise-15-year-old-jumps-230-places-in-icc-t20i-rankings-as-ishan-kishan-scripts-history-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=6431","title":{"rendered":"Vaibhav Sooryavanshi&#8217;s meteoric rise! 15-year-old jumps 230 places in ICC T20I rankings as Ishan Kishan scripts history | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-132712098,imgsize-113072,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/132712098.jpg\" alt=\"Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's meteoric rise! 15-year-old jumps 230 places in ICC T20I rankings as Ishan Kishan scripts history\" title=\"Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (ANI Photo)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (ANI Photo)\">Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (ANI Photo)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has continued his dream start to international cricket, making a stunning 230-place leap in the latest ICC Men&#8217;s T20I Batting Rankings after starring in India&#8217;s 3-0 series sweep over Zimbabwe.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>The 15-year-old&#8217;s meteoric rise headlines the latest rankings update, while <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/player-profile\/ishan-kishan\/64712\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ishan Kishan<\/a> tightened his grip on the world No. 1 spot after registering the third-highest batting rating in T20I history during the Harare series.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Sooryavanshi&#8217;s dream rise continues<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Sooryavanshi announced himself on the international stage with a memorable series against Zimbabwe, scoring 151 runs in three matches at an average of 50.33. His performances, which included two half-centuries, earned him the Player of the Series award and a remarkable rise of 230 places in the ICC rankings.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>The teenage opener is now ranked 48th among T20I batters with 536 rating points, marking a new career-best ranking.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>While he still trails India&#8217;s senior stars, the leap underlines the rapid impact he has made in international cricket and reinforces his status as one of the game&#8217;s brightest young talents.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Ishan Kishan achieves historic milestone<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>At the top of the batting rankings, Ishan Kishan retained his position as the world&#8217;s No. 1 T20I batter with 910 rating points, comfortably ahead of Pakistan&#8217;s Sahibzada Farhan, who is second with 848 points.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>Kishan had briefly reached a career-high 916 rating points after his brilliant 81-run knock in the second T20I against Zimbabwe. That tally is the third-highest batting rating ever recorded in T20I cricket, behind only Abhishek Sharma (931) and England&#8217;s Dawid Malan (919).<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>Although his rating dipped slightly after the final match, Kishan&#8217;s career-best figure of 916 remains higher than the peak ratings achieved by Indian greats Suryakumar Yadav (912) and Virat Kohli (909).<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>As the ICC noted, &#8220;Sooryavanshi&#8217;s rating of 536 points is well adrift of his more experienced teammates, but Kishan can now boast of having a better career batter rating than more accomplished Indian players like Suryakumar Yadav (912) and Virat Kohli (909).&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>More gains for India&#8217;s white-ball stars<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>India enjoyed a productive week across the T20I rankings.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"32\"\/>Tilak Varma climbed two places to sixth among batters, while captain Shreyas Iyer gained seven spots to 24th after the Zimbabwe series.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"35\"\/>Among bowlers, Ravi Bishnoi surged 31 places to 41st following his three wickets in the series. Varun Chakravarthy, who missed the tour through injury, slipped three places but remained inside the top 10.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"37\"\/>Zimbabwe also had reason to celebrate despite the series defeat. Ryan Burl climbed six places to joint 85th among T20I batters, while fast bowler Blessing Muzarabani rose 10 spots to 26th in the bowling rankings.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/news\/vaibhav-sooryavanshis-meteoric-rise-15-year-old-jumps-230-places-in-icc-t20i-rankings-as-ishan-kishan-scripts-history\/articleshow\/132712098.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: Teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has continued his dream start to international cricket, making a stunning 230-place leap in the latest ICC Men&#8217;s T20I Batting Rankings after starring in India&#8217;s 3-0 series sweep over Zimbabwe.The 15-year-old&#8217;s meteoric rise headlines the latest rankings update, while Ishan Kishan tightened his grip 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