Star India all-rounder Hardik Pandya re-claimed the best spot inside the latest ICC Men’s T20I Player Rankings for all-rounders on Wednesday following his distinctive effectivity inside the not too way back concluded T20I sequence in the direction of South Africa. Pandya overtook England’s Liam Livingstone and Nepal dynamo Dipendra Singh Airee on the excessive of the T20I all-rounder charts on the once more of some strong kind all through India’s newest sequence in South Africa, with the 31-year-old producing some eye-catching efforts with every bat and ball.
His innings of 39* inside the second recreation of the four-match sequence helped steadiness India’s innings, whereas his spell of 1/8 from three overs by means of the decisive fourth contest ensured the Asian facet claimed a formidable 3-1 sequence triumph.
It is the second time Pandya has held the No.1 ranking for T20 all-rounders, with the fixed India performer first rising to the best on the end of this yr’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.
Pandya wasn’t the one India participant to make massive strides on the newest rankings substitute, with Player of the Series and rising spectacular youthful batter Tilak Varma taking footage up the batting charts a whopping 69 places following his two centuries and 280 runs for the sequence in the direction of the Proteas.
The rise observed Varma switch to third place normal behind No.1 ranked T20I batter Travis Head which meant he’s now the highest-rated batter from India, with skipper Suryakumar Yadav dropping one spot to fourth behind him.
Teammate Sanju Samson – who moreover managed two centuries by means of the sequence with South Africa – climbed 17 spots to twenty second on the an identical guidelines for T20I batters, whereas the Proteas batters Tristan Stubbs (up three rungs to twenty third) and Heinrich Klaasen (up six places to equal 59th) moreover climbed up inside the rankings.
There are moreover enhancements on the guidelines for T20I batters for Sri Lanka right-hander Kusal Mendis (up three spots to equal twelfth) and West Indies hard-hitter Shai Hope (up 16 places to twenty first), whereas versatile Australian all-rounder Marcus Stoinis improves 10 spots to forty fifth following his newest half-century in the direction of Pakistan.
Australian duo Adam Zampa and Nathan Ellis are among the many many largest movers on the updated rankings for T20I bowlers, with India seamer Arshdeep Singh gained three places to maneuver to ninth and a model new career-high rating following his efforts in the direction of South Africa.
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