India won Asia Cup 2025 for the record breaking 9th time. Abhishek Sharma was one of the main protagonists behind India’s dominating wins in the tournament. India played against Pakistan in Asia Cup 2025 three times, and twice, Abhishek Sharma proved dengerous against Pakistan bowling line-up. Asian Cricket Council (ACC) from their official YouTube channel shared a short video depicting the batter’s performance against Pakistan in the final. Through this article we’ll show you the video of Abhishek and latest updates related to him. Stay with us.
The 25-year-old Abhishek surpassed the previous best rating of 919 points, which was achieved by England right-arm bowler Dawid Malan in 2020, the ICC said in a statement. The left-handed batsman, who was named Player of the Tournament for his impressive form in the Asia Cup and scoring runs at a strike rate of over 200, also surpassed the previous best ratings of his teammates Suryakumar Yadav (912) and Virat Kohli (909).
Reward for Abhishek Sharma
Abhishek only made his international debut last year, but he has already amassed an impressive record, scoring 314 runs in seven Asia Cup matches at an average of 44.85. He now sits 82 points ahead of England’s Phil Salt in second place, while his Indian teammate Tilak Varma remains in third place in the batting rankings after scoring 213 runs in the Asia Cup.
Sri Lankan right-arm bowler Pathum Nissanka has moved up two places to fifth, reaching his career-high rating after scoring 261 runs in the Asia Cup. His teammate Kusal Perera (up two places to ninth), Pakistan’s Sahibzada Farhan (up 11 places to 13th) and India’s Sanju Samson (up eight places to 31st) have also made improvements in the rankings after some impressive performances in the same tournament.
Rankings of some other cricketers as well
Chakravarthy remains the No. 1 bowler in T20I cricket after taking seven wickets in the Asia Cup, while his teammate Kuldeep Yadav (up nine places to 12th), Pakistan’s Shaheen Afridi (up 12 places to 13th) and Bangladesh spinner Rishad Hossain (up six places to 20th) are among the major movers in the latest rankings.
Saim Ayub has dethroned Pandya for the first time to take the top spot in the all-rounders’ rankings. Ayub, despite his poor batting form, performed well with the ball, taking eight wickets. This achievement has propelled him four places higher, surpassing Pandya in the all-rounders’ rankings.
Pandya slipped to second place, eight rating points behind Ayub. Pakistan’s Mohammad Nawaz (up four places to 13th) and Sri Lanka’s Charith Asalanka (up three places to 30th) were the other players to make the all-rounder list this week.