Indian cricketer Hardik Pandya reclaimed the top spot in the updated ICC men's T20I all-rounder rankings on Wednesday. Hardik replaced the English veteran Liam Livingstone to become the No.1 T20I all-rounder after India's recent T20I series against South Africa.
The 31-year-old pace all-rounder scored 59 runs at a strike rate of 88.05 and took just two wickets at an economy rate of 8.23 in four T20Is against South Africa. Hardik regained two places in the updated all-rounder rankings to surpass Nepal's Dipendra Singh Airee and replace Livingstone at the top.
Hardik remains the only Indian cricketer present in the T20I all-rounders' rankings. Axar Patel stayed in the 13th position but Washington Sundar (33rd), Shivam Dube (61st) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (68th) all witnessed a drop after missing the South Africa tour.
ICC Men's T20I All-rounder Rankings update
- Hardik Pandya (India) - 244 ratings
- Dipendra Singh Airee (Nepal) - 231 ratings
- Liam Livingstone (England) - 230 ratings
- Marcus Stoinis (Australia) - 209 ratings
- Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka) - 209 ratings
Meanwhile, there were major changes to T20I batting and bowling rankings as the ICC revealed weekly updates. Arshdeep Singh stormed back into the top 10 bowling chart after his sensational performance in India's 3-1 T20I series win in South Africa.
The left-arm pacer picked eight wickets in four innings to jump 3 places up to the 9th position. Arshdeep became India's all-time leading pace wicket-taker in T20I history by surpassing Bhuvneshwar Kumar's 90-wicket mark and now is only one wicket behind Yuzvendra Chahal's 96-wicket record.
Ravi Bishnoi failed to impress against the Proteas with just 5 wickets in 4 innings and dropped one place down to the 8th spot. He remains the top-ranked bowler in the shortest format despite a notable drop in his performances this year.
The experienced spinner Varun Chakravarthy continued his sharp rise in the ICC rankings upon his return to international cricket. He took 12 wickets in 4 innings against South Africa and gained 36 places to reach the 28th spot in the updated T20I bowling rankings.
