Dubai [UAE], Hardik Pandya moved up two places to equal Sri Lankan star Wanindu Hasaranga as the highest-ranked men's T20I all-rounder on Wednesday, according to the official ICC website.
The all-rounder, who made a big contribution in the final with the crucial wickets of Heinrich Klaasen and David Miller, had a good tournament with bat and ball and became the first Indian to reach No. 1 in the category.
Hardik Pandya made impactful cameos in the order with the bat and made breakthroughs with the ball when the team needed it. He finished with 144 runs at a strike rate of over 150 and also took 11 wickets.
His most important performance, however, came in the final, when his decisive knock, the wicket of Klaasen, with South Africa leading, turned the contest around. Hardik bowled the tense final over and defended 16 runs to help India win the T20 World Cup title.
There were other moves in the top 10 of the T20I all-rounders rankings, with Marcus Stoinis, Sikandar Raza, Shakib Al Hasan and Liam Livingstone moving up one place. Mohammad Nabi dropped four places and was out of the top five.
Among the men's T20I bowling rankings, Anrich Nortje rose seven places to a career-best second place, just behind top-ranked Adil Rashid with 675 ranking points.
India's star fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah, who won the Player of the Tournament award at the T20 World Cup for his 15 wickets, rose 12 places to finish just outside the top ten, his highest position since the end of 2020.
Kuldeep Yadav entered the top ten of the bowling rankings, moving up three places to eighth place. Other beneficiaries included Arshdeep Singh, who moved up four places to a career-best 13th after topping the wickets list in the T20 World Cup, and Tabraiz Shamsi, who moved up five places to reach the top 15. .
There wasn't much movement in the top ten of the batting rankings, with one small change: South Africa captain Aiden Markram dropped two points after a normal tournament with the bat.
The all-rounder, who made a big contribution in the final with the crucial wickets of Heinrich Klaasen and David Miller, had a good tournament with bat and ball and became the first Indian to reach No. 1 in the category.
Hardik Pandya made impactful cameos in the order with the bat and made breakthroughs with the ball when the team needed it. He finished with 144 runs at a strike rate of over 150 and also took 11 wickets.
His most important performance, however, came in the final, when his decisive knock, the wicket of Klaasen, with South Africa leading, turned the contest around. Hardik bowled the tense final over and defended 16 runs to help India win the T20 World Cup title.
There were other moves in the top 10 of the T20I all-rounders rankings, with Marcus Stoinis, Sikandar Raza, Shakib Al Hasan and Liam Livingstone moving up one place. Mohammad Nabi dropped four places and was out of the top five.
Among the men's T20I bowling rankings, Anrich Nortje rose seven places to a career-best second place, just behind top-ranked Adil Rashid with 675 ranking points.
India's star fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah, who won the Player of the Tournament award at the T20 World Cup for his 15 wickets, rose 12 places to finish just outside the top ten, his highest position since the end of 2020.
Kuldeep Yadav entered the top ten of the bowling rankings, moving up three places to eighth place. Other beneficiaries included Arshdeep Singh, who moved up four places to a career-best 13th after topping the wickets list in the T20 World Cup, and Tabraiz Shamsi, who moved up five places to reach the top 15. .
There wasn't much movement in the top ten of the batting rankings, with one small change: South Africa captain Aiden Markram dropped two points after a normal tournament with the bat.
