ICC t20I Newest rating: Indian star all-rounder Hardik Pandya reclaimed the primary spot within the ICC T20I rankings after the conclusion of the facet’s four-match sequence towards South Africa. The 31-year-old who was in third place earlier than has taken over from England’s Liam Livingstone and Nepal’s Dipendra Singh Airee.
His innings of 39 not out within the second sport of the four-match sequence helped stability India’s innings, whereas his spell of 1/8 from three overs in the course of the decisive fourth contest ensured his facet declare a formidable 3-1 sequence triumph. It’s the second time Pandya has held the No.1 rating for T20I all-rounders, with the constant India performer first rising to the highest on the finish of this 12 months’s ICC males’s T20 World Cup.
Along with Hardik, Tilak Varma who scored back-to-back tons in the identical sequence towards South Africa has gone up 69 locations and has presently reached a career-best third rank within the T20I sequence. Varma has been judged with Participant Of the Collection for his heroics within the bilateral competitors.
The rise sees Varma enhance to 3rd place total behind No.1-ranked T20I batter Travis Head and England’s Phil Salt and means he’s now the highest-rated batter from India, with skipper Suryakumar Yadav dropping one spot to fourth behind him. Teammate Sanju Samson — who additionally managed two centuries in the course of the sequence with South Africa — climbs 17 spots to twenty second on the identical checklist for T20I batters.
Australian duo Adam Zampa and Nathan Ellis are among the many greatest movers on the up to date rankings for T20I bowlers, with India seamer Arshdeep Singh gaining three locations to maneuver to ninth and a brand new career-high ranking following his efforts towards South Africa.
(With company inputs)
