India’s all-rounder Hardik Pandya has climbed eight places to a best of 5th place in the latest ICC T20I All-rounder Rankings after a spectacular match against Pakistan in the Asian Cup.
Hardik 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
Asia Cup tournament has not gone unnoticed, with a number of players rewarded in the updated rankings.
An ICC release said 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-hand spinner Tablaise Shamsi (716) is Rasheed’s next contender, but Josh his Hazelwood (792) has a strong lead at the top of the list.
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Meanwhile, Rashid’s compatriot Mujeeb Ur Rahman entered the top 10, moving up seven places (660). He is now out in his eighth place by Bhuvneshwar Kumar (661) and contributed to his Men in Blue win against Pakistan on 4/26.
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.
There were no moves of note in the top ten of the ODI rankings, though the first match between Australia and Zimbabwe saw shuffles lower down.
Wesley Madhevere’s half-century in Townsville led to a 38-position climb, with fellow Zimbabwe teammate Richard Ngarava also making a move. in the bowling rankings.
After a strong showing in Australia’s victory, young all-rounder moved 82 places on the bowling rankings, and 56 places in the all-rounder list.
