Star India all-rounder Hardik Pandya climbed eight places in the latest ICC T20I all-rounder rankings, released on Wednesday, to attain his career best fifth position after exceptional individual performance against Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2022, here.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Hardik claimed 3\/25 with the ball and made 33 not out from just 17 balls, leading India to a thrilling five-wicket win over arch-rivals Pakistan in their opening game of Asia Cup on Sunday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
His impactful performance also showed that the 28-year old will be vital in India's T20 World Cup campaign later in the year in Australia.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Meanwhile, Afghanistan's blistering start to the tournament has also not gone unnoticed, with a number of players rewarded in the updated rankings.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Rashid Khan's push for the No. 1 bowler position has been helped with a two-spot jump to third (708 points), over fellow leg-spinners Adil Rashid and Adam Zampa. Left-arm wrist-spinner Tabraiz Shamsi (716) is next in Rashid's sights, though Josh Hazlewood (792) boasts a strong margin at the top of the list.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Rashid's compatriot Mujeeb Ur Rahman has entered the top-10 with a seven-spot move up the rankings (660), currently edged out for eighth by Bhuvneshwar Kumar (661), whose 4\/26 against Pakistan helped the Men in Blue to victory.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
There were no new entrants in the T20I batting top-10, though there was a push from Pakistan's Mohammad Rizwan, moving up to second (796) to join Babar Azam (810) in the top two.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Afghanistan's Hazratullah Zazai's innings of 23 (26) and 37 (28) led to a three-spot rise to 14th (611). His teammate Rahmanullah Gurbaz moved up five spots to 29th.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
There were several shuffles across the other two formats, with Ben Stokes' role in England's victory over South Africa leading to moves up in all three Test ranking lists.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Making a hundred and taking 2\/17 and 2\/30, Stokes moved up nine spots on the batting rankings to 18th (668), five spots to 38th on the bowling rankings (540), and up to second on the all-rounder list (360). Ravindra Jadeja (384) holds on to the top spot.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
There were no moves of note in the top-10 of the ODI rankings, though the first match between Australia and Zimbabwe saw shuffles lower down.<\/p>\r\n\r\n