History created in T20 cricket, Indian all-rounder became number one in the ranking for the first time

Latest ICC T20I Rankings: After the conclusion of the T20 World Cup 2024, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the new ranking list of T20 players. In which India's star all-rounder Hardik Pandya has strengthened his position. According to the new ICC rankings, Hardik has snatched the crown of number one all-rounder in T20 from Sri Lanka's Wanindu Hasaranga. This is the first time in the history of the ICC T20 rankings that an Indian player has become the number 1 all-rounder. Both Hardik and Hasaranga have 222 rating points. However, the ICC has placed Hardik, who performed brilliantly in the T20 World Cup, at the top and Hasaranga at number two. With this ranking, Hardik Pandya has now become a strong contender to become the captain in the T20 format.

How and whose ranking increased?
In the new rankings released by the ICC, Hardik Pandya has gained two places and 9 points. Earlier it was at the third place in this list. Let us tell you that apart from scoring 144 runs in 8 matches in the T20 World Cup, Hardik also took 11 wickets. He also took three wickets in the final match against South Africa and played an important role in making Team India the champion by defending 16 runs in the last over. Apart from this, there have been more changes in the top 10 of the T20 all-rounder rankings. According to which Australia's Marcus Stoinis (third rank), Zimbabwe's Sikandar Raza (fourth rank), Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan (fifth rank) and England's Liam Livingstone (eighth rank) have moved up one place each. Apart from this, Afghanistan's Mohammad Nabi has dropped four places and dropped out of the top-5.

T20 bowlers ranking
Talking about the ranking of international T20 bowlers, England's Adil Rashid (718 points) has retained his top position. With 675 points, South Africa's Anrich Norgia has reached the second position and has achieved the best rank of his career. He has gained seven places in this ranking. Sri Lanka's Wanindu Hasaranga remains at third place. India's star bowler Jasprit Bumrah (640 points), who won the Player of the Tournament award by taking 15 wickets in the T20 World Cup, has moved up 12 places to 12th position in the list. India's spinner Kuldeep Yadav (654 points) has climbed 3 places in the bowling rankings and reached the top-10 at the eighth position. There has been no significant change in the ranking of the top-10 batsmen.