The latest ranking for International Cricket Council (ICC) T20 International has been declared, where Indian star all-rounder Hardik Pandya reclaimed the top spot in the ICC Mens T20I player rankings for all-rounders. It is after the conclusion of India’s four-match series against South Africa.

The 31-year-old Pandya, who was in third position before, has taken over from Englands Liam Livingstone and Nepals Dipendra Singh Airee.

His innings of 39 not out in the second game of the four-match series helped balance Indias innings, while his spell of 1/8 from three overs during the decisive fourth contest ensured his side claim an impressive 3-1 series triumph.

It is the second time Pandya has held the No.1 ranking for T20I all-rounders, with the consistent India performer first rising to the top at the end of this years ICC mens T20 World Cup.

In addition to Hardik, Tilak Varma who scored back-to-back tons in the same series against South Africa has gone up 69 places and has currently reached a career-best third rank in the T20I series. Varma has been judged with Player of the Series for his heroics in the bilateral competition.

This rise sees Varma improve to third place overall behind No.1-ranked T20I batter Travis Head and Englands Phil Salt, and means he is now the highest-rated batter from India, with skipper Suryakumar Yadav dropping one spot to fourth behind him.

Teammate Sanju Samson who also managed two centuries during the series with South Africa climbs 17 spots to 22nd on the same list for T20I batters.

Australian duo Adam Zampa and Nathan Ellis are among the biggest movers on the updated rankings for T20I bowlers, with India seamer Arshdeep Singh gaining three places to move to ninth and a new career-high rating following his efforts against South Africa.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the global governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from Australia, England, and South Africa. It was renamed as the International Cricket Conference in 1965 and adopted its current name in 1987.

A variant of cricket from the general one-day matches, T20 cricket or Twenty20 cricket may be defined as a short cricket match limited to 20 overs of gameplay. It almost lasts for about 80 minutes per innings, with half-an-hour interval in between. The beginnings of the T20 format can be traced to 2003 when it was introduced by the England and Wales Cricket Board. Here, “I” stands for International.