Hardik Pandya, Rashid Khan soar in ICC T20I player rankings

Pandya claimed 3/25 and made 33 not out from just 17 balls against Pakistan recently.

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Hardik Pandya. (Photo by Jordan Mansfield/Getty Images)

Hardik Pandya’s exceptional individual performance against Pakistan helped him jump eight places on the T20I all-rounder rankings, up to fifth position, his highest ever spot.

The hard-hitting fast-bowler claimed 3/25 and made 33 not out from just 17 balls, showing how vital his impact will be in India’s T20 World Cup campaign later in the year in Australia.

Elsewhere, Afghanistan’s blistering start to the tournament has not gone unnoticed, with a number of players rewarded in the updated rankings.

Rashid Khan’s push for the No.1 bowler position has been helped with a two-spot jump to third (708 points), over fellow leg-spinners Adil Rashid and Adam Zampa. Left-arm wrist-spinner Tabraiz Shamsi (716) is next in Rashid’s sights, though Josh Hazlewood (792) boasts a strong margin at the top of the list.

Rashid’s compatriot Mujeeb Ur Rahman meanwhile has entered the top ten with a seven-spot move up the rankings (660), currently edged out for eighth by Bhuvneshwar Kumar (661), whose 4/26 against Pakistan helped the men in blue for victory.

There were no new entrants in the T20I batting top ten, though there was a push from Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan, moving up to second (796) to join Babar Azam (810) in the top two. Afghanistan’s Hazratullah Zazai’s innings of 23 (26) and 37 (28) led to a three-spot rise to 14th (611). Teammate Rahmanullah Gurbaz meanwhile moved up five spots to 29th.

There were several shuffles across the other two formats, with Ben Stokes’ role in England’s victory over South Africa leading to moves up in all three Test ranking lists.

Making a hundred and taking 2/17 and 2/30, Stokes moved up nine spots on the batting rankings to 18th (668), five spots to 38th on the bowling rankings (540), and up to second on the all-rounder list (360). Ravindra Jadeja (384) holds on to the top spot.

 ICC Men's T20I Batters rankings

POS

PLAYER

TEAM

RATING

1

Babar Azam

PAK

810

2

Mohammad Rizwan

 PAK

796

3

Suryakumar Yadav

 IND

792

4

Aiden Markram

 SA

792

5

Dawid Malan

 ENG

731

6

Aaron Finch

 AUS

716

7

Devon Conway

 NZ

683

8

Muhammad Waseem

 UAE

671

9

Pathum Nissanka

 SL

636

10

Reeza Hendricks

 SA

628

 ICC Men's T20I Bowlers rankings

POS

PLAYER

TEAM

RATING

1

Josh Hazlewood

AUS

792

2

Tabraiz Shamsi

SA

716

3

Rashid Khan

 AFG

708

4

Adil Rashid

 ENG

702

5

Adam Zampa

 AUS

698

6

Wanindu Hasaranga

 SL

668

7

Akeal Hosein

 WI

665

8

Bhuvneshwar Kumar

 IND

661

9

Mujeeb Ur Rahman

 AFG

660

10

Mitchell Santner

 NZ

651

 ICC Men's T20I All-rounders rankings

POS

PLAYER

TEAM

RATING

1

Mohammad Nabi

AFG

257

2

Shakib Al Hasan

 BAN

245

3

Moeen Ali

 ENG

221

4

Glenn Maxwell

 AUS

183

5

Hardik Pandya

 IND

167

6

J.J. Smit

 NAM

160

7

Zeeshan Maqsood

 OMA

158

8

Rohan Mustafa

 UAE

156

9

Dipendra Airee

 NEP

152

10

Aiden Markram

 SA

151

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