Hardik Pandya Is Now NO. 1 All-Rounder In T20I- ICC Latest Men's T20I Rankings

After having a tough IPL season as captain of Mumbai Indians, India’s all-rounder, Hardik Pandya proved his worth in the team by giving a match-winning performance in the final of the T20 World Cup 2024. In fact, throughout the entire tournament, he didn’t just contribute with the ball; he contributed with the bat as well. His T20 World Cup spell will be remembered for ages as the right-hand batting all-rounder helped India make a comeback in the game, which was slipping away from their grip after Heinrich Klaasen’s decisive innings of 52 runs. He picked up the wicket of Klaasen and then delivered a brilliant last over to win the match for India. Hardik Pandya scored 144 runs in the tournament with a strike rate of 150 and scalped 11 wickets.

In the ICC Men’s T20I rankings, Hardik Pandya joins Sri Lanka’s all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga to rank the no.1 all-rounder in T20I with 222 points. Prior to the T20 World Cup 2024, the player dealt with a lot of criticism, and he got booed by the spectators no matter where he played. He was viciously trolled by social media users on the internet, but the player answered with his performance on the field for the country. Not just in the final, Hardik Pandya’s performance in the entire tournament was worth appreciating as he picked two wickets in a tight clash with the arch-rivals Pakistan and then two against the USA. He hit an unbeaten fifty against Bangladesh in the tournament.

India will take on Zimbabwe next, with Shubman Gill named captain. The team includes youngsters traveling to Zimbabwe, and it will be a golden opportunity for the upcoming cricketers to show their talent in the T20I games against Zimbabwe.