The Indian veteran Hardik Pandya has reclaimed the No. 1 ranking in the T20 All-rounder category while his teammate Tilak Varma has also made a huge jump and secured a spot into the top 10 on the latest ICC men’s T20I rankings.
Hardik Pandya pushed down England smasher Liam Livingstone and Nepal’s Dipendra Singh Airee to the top after a strong performance during India’s tour of South Africa.
His 39* runs in the second game helped the side to balance India’s innings. During the finals contest, he bagged a wicket from three overs during the decisive fourth contest ensure the Asian side claimed an impressive 3-1 triumph.
This is the second time Hardik Pandya has claimed no.1 rankings for T20 all-rounders, with the consistent India performer first rising to the top at the end of the year’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.
Tilak Varma shooted up 69 places following his two centuries and amassed a total of 280 runs during the T20I series against South Africa which shows rise of Varma to third place overall behind Travis Head.
This means that he pushed fellow teammate Suryakumar Yadav dropping one spot to fourth behind him. Sanju Samson who managed two centuries during the series with South Africa has jumped to 22 position while Tristan Stubbs moved to 23rd position and Heinrich Klaasen reached 59th position.
On the other hand, Kusal Mendis has also moved three spots up and secured 12th position while Shai Hope moved to 21st position.
Australian all-rounder Marcus Stoinis improves 10 spots to secure 45th position following his recent half century against Pakistan.
Adam Zampa and Nathan Ellis are among the biggest movers on the updated rankings for T20I bowlers, with India’s Arshdeep Singh gained three places to move to ninth.
After a series triumph over New Zealand, Sri Lanka’s Maheesh Theekshana has moved to 6th position in the list of ODI bowlers following his five wickets across three matches.
Kusal Mendis and Avishka Fernando rised to 26th and 62nd position in the ODI rankings for batters while Will Young has secured 22nd position in the rankings.
