Hardik Pandya is India’s first-ever No. 1 T20I all-rounder
Significant advancements were also made in the bowlers' rankings by his teammate Jasprit Bumrah, who won Player of the Series in the T20 World Cup
According to the most recent ICC rankings, Hardik Pandya is the first Indian player to hold the top spot among T20I all-rounders. He moved up two slots to take the top spot with Sri Lankan skipper Wanindu Hasaranga after his all-around performances during India’s victorious T20 World Cup campaign, in which they won the trophy without losing.
In the West Indies and the USA, Hardik Pandya amassed 144 runs at an average of 48 and a strike rate of 151, in addition to taking 11 wickets at a cost of 17.36. In the final match against South Africa, which India beat by seven runs to win the trophy, he amassed a match-winning 3 for 20. Hardik Pandya World Cup-best innings with the bat came against Bangladesh, where he scored 50* off 27 balls.
Significant advancements were also made in the bowlers’ rankings by his teammate Jasprit Bumrah, who won Player of the Series in the T20 World Cup. With 15 wickets at an average of 8.26 and an economy of just 4.17, Bumrah moved up 12 spots to No. 12 in the rankings. Bumrah’s final-ball spell proved to be crucial for India, as they were down just 30 runs short of victory with five overs remaining in the competition against South Africa.
Kuldeep Yadav, the left-arm wristspinner from India, improved his ranking on the leaderboard as well. He took ten wickets at 13.90 in the World Cup, moving up three spots to tie for ninth place among bowlers. Arshdeep Singh, a seamer who has taken 17 wickets, tied for most wickets taken in the competition, moved up four spots to a career-best No. 13.
In the meantime, Anrich Nortje, the quick bowler for South Africa, rose seven spots to a career-high No. 2 among bowlers after being their leading wicket-taker at the World Cup. At an economy of 5.74 and an average of 13.40, he took 15 wickets.
Additionally, among the all-rounders, Marcus Stoinis, Sikandar Raza, Shakib Al Hasan, and Liam Livingstone moved up one spot apiece to be ranked No. 3, 4, 5, and 8, respectively.
All of the challenges that Hardik Pandya has experienced since assuming the Mumbai Indians’ captaincy in the 2023 Indian Premier League have occurred over the past six months. Even some of his detractors in the home stadium yelled abuse at him. Hardik remained unwavering in his resolve in the face of all of the criticism. He has thus become India’s finest all-round player as of right now.
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