ICC Rankings September 2026: Who Sits No.1 in ODI, Tests and T20Is
The ICC table for September 2026 is not a trivia list. It is a running argument about who is actually winning matches right now. Rankings lag a little, they punish inactivity, and they still tell you more about form than a single scorecard. This round-up walks the men's tables that fans actually search for: ODI teams, ODI batters, Test batters, and T20I batters.
A ranking point is earned over a stretch of cricket, not one innings. That is why a batter can score a hundred and still sit behind someone who has been consistent for a year. It is also why a team that wins a dead rubber does not automatically become world number one. Read the names below as a form guide, not a trophy cabinet.
Men's ODI teams
1. India (India, 116)
2. New Zealand (New Zealand, 109)
3. Australia (Australia, 102)
4. South Africa (South Africa, 102)
5. Pakistan (Pakistan, 100)
ODI rankings still matter because 50-over cricket is where World Cups are won. The side at the top has usually combined a reliable top three with a bowling group that can defend a total in the last ten overs. If India, New Zealand, or Australia sit near the summit, it is rarely an accident — it is months of not collapsing in the middle overs.
Men's ODI batters
1. Shubman Gill (India, 801)
2. Daryl Mitchell (New Zealand, 794)
3. Virat Kohli (India, 767)
4. Rohit Sharma (India, 758)
5. Ibrahim Zadran (Afghanistan, 712)
The No.1 ODI batter is almost always someone who makes runs in the first 20 overs and still finishes. Pure strikers rise fast and fall faster. Accumulating hundreds in chases is how you stay on this list when the next series begins.
Men's Test batters
1. Harry Brook (England, 852)
2. Joe Root (England, 840)
3. Steven Smith (Australia, 831)
4. Travis Head (Australia, 853)
5. Temba Bavuma (South Africa, 775)
Test batting rankings reward time at the crease as much as strike rate. A 150 on a wearing fourth-day pitch is worth more, in this table, than a pretty 70 on a shirtfront. The names near the top are usually the ones bowling attacks have to plan for before the toss.
Men's T20I batters
1. Ishan Kishan (India, 820)
2. Sahibzada Farhan (Pakistan, 800)
3. Abhishek Sharma (India, 790)
4. Phil Salt (England, 780)
5. Pathum Nissanka (Sri Lanka, 760)
T20I batting lists move the fastest. A Player-of-the-Series in a triangular tournament can jump dozens of places. Treat this table as a snapshot of who is hitting the ball now, then check whether they are doing it against the better attacks.
These names and photos match the rankings cards on The Sports Infoline homepage. They refresh as the ICC table moves. If a name you expected is missing, it is usually inactivity or a format split — Test form does not automatically transfer to T20, and the table is honest about that.