All-rounder Hardik Pandya scales up ICC T20I cricket rankings

India star Hardik Pandya reached within reach of the top spot in the T20I All-Rounder Rankings after ripping through the New Zealand top order in their series decider last week, the International Cricket Council announced the ranking.

Pandya has leapt over Mohammad Nabi into the second spot in the T20I All-Rounder Rankings after taking the new ball and claiming 4/16 from four overs against New Zealand in Motera. All-rounder Pandya, who grabbed four for 16 and smashed a 17-ball 30, has progressed in all three lists. He has moved up from 53rd to 50th among batters, 66th to 46th among bowlers and is in second place among all-rounders, only a couple of rating points behind Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hassan.

India opener Shubman Gill has shot up to a career-best 30th position in the ICC Men's T20I Player Rankings after smashing a match-winning century against New Zealand in the third and final ODI in Ahmedabad.
The 23-year-old Gill has surged a whopping 168 places from outside the top 100 in the T20I Batting Rankings to equal-30th after playing only six T20Is.

(ANI)