Kishan earned a new career-high rating to trail Abhishek by just four rating points, while New Zealander Tim Seifert (up four places to sixth) and England’s Jacob Bethell (up 17 rungs to 16th) also improved to the best marks of their career following some dominant knocks during the T20 World Cup.

There were also gains for New Zealand opener Finn Allen (up seven slots to 20th) after he broke the record for the fastest century ever at a Men’s T20 World Cup with a 33-ball knock against South Africa in the semi-finals, while India duo Sanju Samson (up 18 rungs to 22nd) and Shivam Dube (up four places to 27th) moved further up the batting ranks following some good efforts at the tournament.