Wed Jan 29 15:21:59 IST 2025: ## Hardik Pandya Storms to No. 1 T20 All-Rounder Ranking After Rajkot Setback

**Rajkot, India** – Hardik Pandya’s recent performance in the Rajkot T20 match, which resulted in a loss for India, initially drew criticism. However, a mere 14 hours later, the tide turned dramatically. The Indian all-rounder has ascended to the top of the ICC T20 all-rounder rankings, announced Wednesday.

Pandya secured the number one spot with 255 rating points. He currently focuses on T20 and ODI cricket due to a history of injuries. His impressive T20 career boasts 1750 runs at an average of 27.77 and a strike rate exceeding 140 in 112 matches. He’s also a formidable bowler, claiming 94 wickets at an economy rate of 8.17. His contributions were crucial in India’s T20 World Cup victory last year.

Pandya’s rise wasn’t the only highlight in the latest ICC rankings. Tilak Varma jumped to the world’s number 2 T20 batsman, surpassing England’s Phil Salt after a match-winning unbeaten half-century in the second T20I. Meanwhile, Varun Chakravarthy climbed 25 spots to secure the number 5 position among T20 bowlers, despite his team’s loss in Rajkot where he claimed five wickets and was named Player of the Match. Chakravarthy took a total of 10 wickets in the three-match series.

The fourth and final T20I is scheduled for January 31st in Pune, providing India with another opportunity to clinch the series.

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