{"id":662989,"date":"2024-11-21T13:07:24","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T17:07:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/?p=662989"},"modified":"2024-11-21T13:07:40","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T17:07:40","slug":"hardik-pandya-tops-t20i-all-rounder-rankings-tilak-varma-climbs-to-third-among-batters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/662989\/","title":{"rendered":"Hardik Pandya Tops T20I All-Rounder Rankings; Tilak Varma Climbs to Third Among Batters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/662989\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-662990\" src=\"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/hardikPandya.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a>In the latest update of the ICC T20I player rankings, Hardik Pandya has regained his top spot among T20I all-rounders. Meanwhile, young star Tilak Varma made a significant leap, moving up 69 places to secure third in the batters&#8217; standings.<\/p>\n<p>Pandya&#8217;s recent form in India\u2019s series against South Africa played a key role in his rise. The 31-year-old showcased his skills with both bat and ball, surpassing England\u2019s Liam Livingstone and Nepal\u2019s Dipendra Singh Airee to reclaim the top position. One of his notable contributions was a crucial 39 not out in the second match of the four-game series, stabilizing India&#8217;s innings. Additionally, his impressive bowling figures of 1\/8 in three overs during the decisive fourth match contributed to India&#8217;s 3-1 series victory.<\/p>\n<p>This marks the second time Pandya has held the No.1 spot among T20I all-rounders. He first reached this ranking following his consistent performances at the end of this year&#8217;s ICC T20 World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Tilak Varma&#8217;s rise in the rankings was another major highlight. As the Player-of-the-Series against South Africa, Varma amassed 280 runs, including two centuries, propelling him to third in the T20I batters&#8217; list. He now trails only top-ranked Travis Head and England\u2019s Phil Salt. Varma\u2019s climb pushed India&#8217;s skipper Suryakumar Yadav down to fourth in the standings.<\/p>\n<p>Sanju Samson, another standout player during the series, also saw a boost in the rankings. His two centuries against South Africa moved him up 17 spots to 22nd among T20I batters.<\/p>\n<p>On the bowling front, India&#8217;s Arshdeep Singh improved his position, advancing three places to reach a career-high ninth spot. Australian bowlers Adam Zampa and Nathan Ellis also made notable gains in the updated T20I rankings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the latest update of the ICC T20I player rankings, Hardik Pandya has regained his top spot among T20I all-rounders. Meanwhile, young star Tilak Varma made a significant leap, moving up 69 places to secure third in the batters&#8217; standings. Pandya&#8217;s recent form in India\u2019s series against South Africa played a key role in his rise. The 31-year-old showcased his skills with both bat and ball, surpassing England\u2019s Liam Livingstone and Nepal\u2019s Dipendra Singh Airee to reclaim the top position. One of his notable contributions was a crucial 39 not&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":662990,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47741],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-662989","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports-english"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662989","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=662989"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662989\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":662992,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662989\/revisions\/662992"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/662990"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=662989"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=662989"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=662989"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}