Dubai Hardik Pandya moved up two places to become the first Indian to be ranked number one in the ICC T20I all-rounder rankings on Wednesday, as the country's cricketers improved their ranking following their title-winning performance in the World Cup. Recently completed world. .
The 30-year-old, who dealt decisive blows to South Africa in the T20 World Cup final on July 29 by dismissing half-centurion Heinrich Klaasen and David Miller in his effort of 3/20, moved up two places to draw level with Sri Lanka. star Wanindu Hasaranga as the highest-ranked men's T20I all-rounder.
After a topsy-turvy IPL in which he was the target of boos from fans as the new captain of the Mumbai Indians, Pandya turned things around in style at the T20 World Cup in the US and the Caribbean.
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 in the tournament.
His best performance came in the final, when he sparked a dramatic South African collapse after the Proteas needed 30 runs off 30 balls with Klaasen in full swing.
Pandya struck the decisive blow by dismissing Klaasen in the first ball of the 17th over.
He continued to bowl the tense final over and defended 16 runs to help India beat South Africa by seven runs and win their second T20 World Cup title.
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India's star fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah, who won the Player of the Tournament award in the T20 World Cup for his 15 wickets, has moved up 12 places to be just outside the top 10. He is ranked 12th, his highest position since the end of 2020.
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 each.
Mohammad Nabi dropped four places and left the top five.
In the T20I bowling rankings, South Africa's Anrich Nortje moved up seven places to a career-best second place to sit just behind top-ranked Adil Rashid with 675 rating points.
The 30-year-old, who dealt decisive blows to South Africa in the T20 World Cup final on July 29 by dismissing half-centurion Heinrich Klaasen and David Miller in his effort of 3/20, moved up two places to draw level with Sri Lanka. star Wanindu Hasaranga as the highest-ranked men's T20I all-rounder.
After a topsy-turvy IPL in which he was the target of boos from fans as the new captain of the Mumbai Indians, Pandya turned things around in style at the T20 World Cup in the US and the Caribbean.
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 in the tournament.
His best performance came in the final, when he sparked a dramatic South African collapse after the Proteas needed 30 runs off 30 balls with Klaasen in full swing.
Pandya struck the decisive blow by dismissing Klaasen in the first ball of the 17th over.
He continued to bowl the tense final over and defended 16 runs to help India beat South Africa by seven runs and win their second T20 World Cup title.
The great Bumrah engine
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India's star fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah, who won the Player of the Tournament award in the T20 World Cup for his 15 wickets, has moved up 12 places to be just outside the top 10. He is ranked 12th, his highest position since the end of 2020.
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 each.
Mohammad Nabi dropped four places and left the top five.
In the T20I bowling rankings, South Africa's Anrich Nortje moved up seven places to a career-best second place to sit just behind top-ranked Adil Rashid with 675 rating points.
