Shaheen and Shadab slip down, Naseem Shah moves up in ICC T20I rankings

Hardik Pandya's outstanding performance in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup has propelled him to the pinnacle of the all-rounder rankings in T20Is.

Climbing two places, he now shares the top spot with Sri Lanka's Wanindu Hasaranga. Pandya played a crucial role throughout the tournament, contributing significantly with both bat and ball.

His pivotal performance came in the final match, where his crucial wickets, including that of Heinrich Klaasen, turned the game in India's favor. Pandya's decisive bowling in the tense final over, defending 16 runs, played a pivotal role in India clinching the T20 World Cup title.

There were several other changes which occurred within the top 10 of the T20I all-rounder rankings. Marcus Stoinis, Sikandar Raza, Shakib Al Hasan, and Liam Livingstone each climbed one spot. Conversely, Mohammad Nabi dropped four places, exiting the top five. Imad Wasim maintained his 11th position, while Shadab Khan fell to 17th place.

In the men's T20I bowling rankings, Anrich Nortje ascended seven spots to a career-best second place, just behind top-ranked Adil Rashid with 675 rating points. India's star fast bowler, Jasprit Bumrah, who earned the Player of the Tournament award at the T20 World Cup for his 15 wickets, moved up 12 spots, nearing the top ten for the first time since late 2020.

Kuldeep Yadav advanced three spots to enter the top ten, landing in a joint-eighth position. Other notable risers included Arshdeep Singh, who climbed four spots to a career-high No.13 after leading the wickets chart at the T20 World Cup, and Tabraiz Shamsi, who moved up five positions to reach the top 15. Shaheen Afridi fell two places to 17th with rating points, while Naseem Shah improved by one spot to 47th with 493 rating points.

The top ten of the batting rankings saw minimal movement, with a minor shift involving South Africa skipper Aiden Markram, who dropped two points after an underwhelming tournament performance.