Dubai
Indian players have been on the rise in the latest rankings of the International Cricket Council (ICC). India’s experienced player Hardik Pandya has regained his place as the world’s top T20 International all-rounder. At the same time, Tilak Verma has made a big jump in the top 10 list of batsmen in the ICC T20I rankings. He has jumped 69 places. Pandya achieved this feat by performing brilliantly during India’s recent series in South Africa. During this period, Pandya achieved the top position among T20 all-rounders by defeating Liam Livingstone of England and Deependra Singh Ari of Nepal.
This is the second time that Pandya has achieved the number 1 position in the rankings for T20 all-rounders. The Indian player, who has been performing consistently, had achieved the top position at the end of this year’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup for the first time. 31-year-old Pandya has recently been retained by Mumbai Indians for IPL. Players from Australia and Sri Lanka have also gained momentum in the latest rankings. During the four-match series with South Africa, Pandya played an inning of 39 not out in the second match, due to which India’s innings could reach a respectable score. During the fourth decisive match, Pandya’s spell of 1/8 in three overs helped the Indian team win the series 3-1.
Tilak Verma becomes number 3 batsman of T20I
Tilak Verma, who was the player of the match in the India-South Africa series, scored two centuries and 280 runs, with this he jumped 69 places in the batting chart. With this gain, Verma has reached the third position after number 1 ranked T20I batsman Travis Head. This means that he is now India’s highest rated batsman, while captain Suryakumar Yadav has slipped one place to fourth position. Whereas Sanju Samson, who also scored two centuries during the series with South Africa. In this list of T20I batsmen, he has climbed 17 places to reach 22nd position. And there are Tristan Stubbs (up three places to 23rd place) and Heinrich Klaasen (up six places to 59th place).
