Unexpectedly, even though India did not play T20Is during the IPL 2025 season, Tilak Varma’s T20I Ranking Rise to No. 3 in the most recent ICC Men’s T20I Batting Rankings. This was released on June 11, 2025. This surge, which coincides with India’s inactive T20I period, demonstrates Varma’s steady IPL and domestic play and places him among the top players in the ICC T20I Rankings Update.
Varma’s jump has been somewhat unexpected as the IPL 2025 season is now over and there aren’t any bilateral series involving India playing right now.
Tilak is India’s Second-Best T20I Batter, But the IPL 2025 was a Bust
Unfortunately, Tilak had his worst season in his career with the Mumbai Indians (MI) this year, scoring 343 runs at a strike rate of 138.3 and an average of 31.18, which is mediocre by his standards.
With 804 rating points, Tilak Varma’s T20I Ranking Rise is now ranked third in the most recent ICC Men’s T20I Batting Rankings. Behind only Australia’s Travis Head (856 points) and his countryman Abhishek Sharma (829 points).
Once the long-standing No. 1, Suryakumar Yadav has fallen to sixth place with 739 points, causing a significant shift in the ICC Rankings and emphasizing both Abhishek Sharma’s rise and Suryakumar Yadav’s decline.
Prior to the IPL, the Indian T20I captain was going through one of his worst spells. But Suryakumar made it better, and in a big way! The fashionable dasher accomplished the unthinkable by smashing 717 runs, the most ever scored by a non-opener in a season in the history of any franchise cricket team! He was rightfully named the IPL 2025 Most Valuable Player of the Season, which is essentially the Player of the Tournament title.
Latest ICC T20I batting rankings ft. Tilak
Also In The Top 10 Are Two Indian Bowlers
India’s T20I spin combination of Varun Chakravarthy (3rd) and Ravi Bishnoi (7th) held their own in the bowling department. Arshdeep Singh, who finished tenth with 653 points, also kept his place in the top 10. The world’s top-ranked T20I all-rounder is still Hardik Pandya.
In other news, Adil Rashid of England advanced to the second position in the bowling rankings after defeating the West Indies 3-0 in the T20I series. In addition to Harry Brook and West Indies captain Shai Hope, Ben Duckett moved up 48 spots to 16th in the batting chart with his scorching 84 in the final game.
