ICC T20I Player Rankings | Hardik Pandya becomes No.1 T20I all-rounder in latest ICC ranking

ICC T20I Player Rankings | Hardik Pandya climbed to the No. 1 spot in the ICC T20I all-rounder rankings, as per the ICC official 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 man to reach No.1 in the category.

Hardik Pandya played crucial roles in India's T20 World Cup victory, contributing with both bat and ball. He scored 144 runs at a strike rate exceeding 150 and took 11 wickets. 

His pivotal moment came in the final match against South Africa, where his wicket of Klaasen turned the game in India's favour. Pandya also successfully defended 16 runs in the tense final over, securing India's championship title.

There were other movements in the top 10 of the T20I all-rounder rankings, with Marcus Stoinis, Sikandar Raza, Shakib Al Hasan and Liam Livingstone rising up by one spot. Mohammad Nabi moved back by four spots to go out of the top five. 

Among the men's T20I bowling rankings, Anrich Nortje rose up by seven places to a career-best second spot to go just behind top-ranked Adil Rashid with 675 rating 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, moved up by 12 spots to go 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 by three spots to joint-eighth. Among other beneficiaries were Arshdeep Singh, who moved up by four spots to a career-best No.13 after topping the wickets chart at the T20 World Cup, and Tabraiz Shamsi, who moved up by five positions to reach the top 15.

Among the other top players included in the list are - Marcus Stoinis, Sikandar Raza, Shakib Al Hasan, and Liam Livingstone. 

- With inputs from agencies

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