Pandya Leads ICC T20I All-Rounder Rankings, Tilak Varma makes long jump

Indian players have rose in the latest ICC rankings. India's veteran player Hardik Pandya has become the world's No. 1 T20 International all-rounder. At the same time, star batsman Tilak Varma has made a long jump in the list of ICC T20I Batsmen rankings. He climbed 69 places and reached the No. 3 position.

Hardik Pandya achieved this feat while performing brilliantly during India's recent series in South Africa. Pandya overtook England's Liam Livingstone and Nepal's Dipendra Singh Airee in the rankings. This is the second time that Pandya has claimed the No. 1 position in the rankings of T20I all-rounders.

Pandya shines against Africa

During the four-match South Africa series, Pandya scored 39 runs in the second match, which helped India's innings reach a respectable score. At the same time, during the decisive match, Pandya delivered an amazing spell and took one wicket with just 8 runs in three overs, helping the Indian team to win the series 3-1.

Tilak Varma becomes No. 3 T20I batsman

Tilak Varma, who was the Player of the Series in the India-South Africa series, scored two centuries. After which he has jumped 69 places in the batting chart. With this lead, Verma has moved up to third place behind No. 1 ranked T20I batsman Travis Head. This means he is now India's highest-rated batsman, while captain Suryakumar Yadav has dropped to 4th place. At the same time, Sanju Samson, who also scored two centuries during the series against South Africa has climbed 17 places and reached the 22nd position in the T20I batsmen rankings.

Arshdeep Singh also hit a long jump

In the latest rankings for T20I bowlers, the Australian pair of Adam Zampa and Nathan Ellis are the biggest gainers, while Indian fast bowler Arshdeep Singh has moved up three places to ninth and has achieved a new career-high rating on the basis of his performance against South Africa. The current No. 1 T20I bowler is Adil Rashid.