Iyer’s 100‑plus knock in Lucknow not only gave India a quick start but also pushed him up three spots to No.4 in the ICC T20I batting list—his first century in the format.
India now has three players in the top four: Ishan Kishan tops the list, Abhishek Sharma sits second, and Pakistan’s Sahibzada Farhan rounds out the top three after a surge over Sri Lanka.
On the other side of the board, Matthew Renshaw turned heads in the first Test at Durban with a blistering 190 in the first innings and a steady 82 on the second day. His performances lifted him from outside the top 100 to joint 49th in the Test batting rankings, a jump of 147 places.
The rankings also saw Sri Lanka’s Kusal Mendis climb three spots to 23rd, West Indies’ Sherfane Rutherford leap 13 places to joint 24th, and India’s Sanju Samson move up four to joint 27th. Pakistan’s Maaz Sadaqat leapt from the 100‑plus range to 45th after a strong showing against Sri Lanka.
With India now boasting three of the top four T20I batters, the country’s batting depth is on full display. Renshaw’s haul in the Test series signals a new contender for the top spot in the longer format.
The next headline moment will be the final two Tests of the series and the remaining West Indies T20I matches, where India will look to cement its dominance and push further up the rankings.