ICC Rankings Update: Hardik Pandya Retains Top All-Rounder Spot In T20Is, NZ's Jacob Duffy Makes Significant Strides
Hardik Pandya tops the T20I all-rounder ICC rankings. Abhishek Sharma and Varun Chakaravarthy are second in batting and bowling. Jacob Duffy enters the top five bowlers.
The star Indian all-rounder, Hardik Pandya, retains his spot as the number one all-rounder in T20Is in the latest update to the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) rankings. In addition, Abhishek Sharma and Varun Chakaravarthy have taken the second spot in the batters and bowlers’ rankings, respectively in the T20I format as well.
Abhishek Sharma has been in stellar touch of late, while Varun Chakaravarthy is coming on the back of a memorable campaign in India’s historic Champions Trophy run. The Indian stars will be busy with their respective franchises for the ongoing Indian Premier League.
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Among the notable changes, New Zealand’s Jacob Duffy made the jump up, breaking into the top five for the first time in his career after stellar performances against Pakistan in the T20I series at home recently.
He picked up an impressive four-wicket haul in Mount Maunganui, which helped push his spot up further in the latest update. His contributions were instrumental in New Zealand’s commanding 115-run victory over Pakistan, sealing a 3-1 series lead.
Several New Zealand batters also made significant gains after their performances in the Pakistan series were Finn Allen, who had smashed a 20-ball 50 and made his way up to 16th, while Mark Chapman jumped 10 spots from 51st to 41st after his stellar 94-run knock in Auckland.
For Pakistan, young batter Hasan Nawaz has made a major impact, skyrocketing to the 77th position following his blistering 105 not out in Auckland.
The rankings update also took into account the recently concluded five-match T20I series between Namibia and Canada in Windhoek, where the hosts secured a 5-0 series whitewash.
Namibia’s Nikolaas Davin has risen 27 places to 68th, becoming his country’s highest-ranked batter, while captain Gerhard Erasmus has moved four places up to 98th in the bowling rankings. Canada’s Nicholas Kirton also made progress, jumping from 91st to 74th among batters.
The Indian team will be back in action for the Test tour in England, where they would want to begin the new World Test Championship cycle on a positive note after missing out on a spot in the final to Australia and South Africa.
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