ICC T20I Rankings: Hardik Pandya connected the near and Tilak Varma connected the right. (FILE photo)
ICC t20I Latest ranking: Indian prima all-rounder Hardik Pandya reclaimed the fig 1 spot successful the ICC T20I rankings aft the decision of the side’s four-match bid against South Africa. The 31-year-old who was successful 3rd presumption earlier has taken implicit from England’s Liam Livingstone and Nepal’s Dipendra Singh Airee.
His innings of 39 not retired successful the 2nd crippled of the four-match bid helped equilibrium India’s innings, portion his spell of 1/8 from 3 overs during the decisive 4th contention ensured his broadside assertion an awesome 3-1 bid triumph. It is the 2nd clip Pandya has held the No.1 ranking for T20I all-rounders, with the accordant India performer archetypal rising to the apical astatine the extremity of this year’s ICC men’s T20 World Cup.
In summation to Hardik, Tilak Varma who scored back-to-back tons successful the aforesaid bid against South Africa has gone up 69 places and has presently reached a career-best 3rd fertile successful the T20I series. Varma has been judged with Player Of the Series for his heroics successful the bilateral competition.
The emergence sees Varma amended to 3rd spot wide down No.1-ranked T20I batter Travis Head and England’s Phil Salt and means helium is present the highest-rated batter from India, with skipper Suryakumar Yadav dropping 1 spot to 4th down him. Teammate Sanju Samson — who besides managed 2 centuries during the bid with South Africa — climbs 17 spots to 22nd connected the aforesaid database for T20I batters.
Australian duo Adam Zampa and Nathan Ellis are among the biggest movers connected the updated rankings for T20I bowlers, with India seamer Arshdeep Singh gaining 3 places to determination to ninth and a caller career-high standing pursuing his efforts against South Africa.
(With bureau inputs)