DTVHINDIICC T20I Rankings: Hardik Pandya becomes number-1 after stellar performance in T20 World Cup 2024
Hardik showed amazing performance in the recently concluded T20 World Cup 2024 Hardik Pandya (Image Credit- Instagram) Hardik Pandya’s good days are back. He showed amazing performance in the recently concluded T20 World Cup 2024. Apart from batting, he performed brilliantly in bowling and played an important role in making the Indian team champion. Now he has got the benefit of this in the new T20I all-rounder rankings released by ICC. In the new ICC T20I all-rounder rankings, Hardik Pandya has jumped two places to reach the first position. He has 222 rating points. At the same time, Wanindu Hasaranga is also in second place with 222 rating points. Australia’s Marcus Stoinis is in third place and Zimbabwe’s Sikandar Raza is in fourth place. Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan remains in the top-5. Mohammad Nabi, Aiden Markram and Moeen Ali have lost 1-1 place. However, all of them remain in the top-10. Took important wickets of Klaasen and Miller in the final Let us tell you that in the final of the T20 World Cup 2024, Hardik Pandya took the important wickets of Heinrich Klaasen and David Miller, due to which India became the champion. During the entire tournament, Hardik Pandya impressed everyone with his batting and bowling. Apart from scoring 144 runs at a strike rate of over 150, he also took 11 wickets. Earlier, Hardik was badly trolled during IPL 2024. After being made the captain of Mumbai Indians, fans were constantly booing him, but Hardik endured everything silently and gave a befitting reply to everyone with his performance. After leading India to victory in the T20 WC final, he broke down crying on the field itself. Looking at him, one can imagine how much this victory means to him. After becoming the champion, he said, “It felt like the six months that had passed had come back. I controlled myself a lot. When I wanted to cry, I didn’t cry because I didn’t want to show it to people. I didn’t want to make people happy in my difficult times. Look at the grace of God, I got such a great opportunity. In the last over, I was in such a situation that I couldn’t even imagine.”
“He doesn’t go out on the field with the players…”- Mohammad Kaif credits this instead of Gautam Gambhir for KKR’s stellar performance
We always talk about Gautam Gambhir, but he cannot get on the field with the players- Mohammad Kaif Gautam Gambhir, Shreyas Iyer and Mohammad Kaif (Photo Source: X/Twitter) Kolkata Knight Riders are playing brilliantly in the 17th season of IPL. The team won 9 out of 14 matches in the league stage and finished first in the points table with 20 points. The team has again reached the final by defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets in Qualifier-1. KKR will play the final match on 26 May against either Rajasthan Royals or Sunrisers Hyderabad. Mentor Gautam Gambhir is being given all the credit for Kolkata’s excellent performance in this season of IPL. However, former Indian player Mohammad Kaif has given all the credit to captain Shreyas Iyer instead of Gambhir. Shreyas Iyer has been there with the players- Mohammad Kaif Cricket commentator Mohammad Kaif believes that Gautam Gambhir does not come to the field with the players, this work is done by captain Shreyas Iyer. Due to which the credit for the excellent performance of Kolkata Knight Riders should be given to the captain. Mohammad Kaif, while talking to Hindustan Times, said, ‘We always talk about Gautam Gambhir, but he cannot get on the field with the players. Shreyas Iyer has been there with the players and this will help him grow as a person and a player.’ They are the team to beat in IPL – Kaif Mohammad Kaif believes that KKR is a balanced team, and the team has excellent players in both departments. Talking further, Kaif said, ‘I think KKR is a very balanced team. A team that wins the tournament should have good bowlers, KKR have bowlers. You saw how (Mitchell) Starc bowled against SRH in Qualifier 1, it is a balanced team. KKR have covered all the bases in terms of batting and bowling. They are the team to beat in IPL, they are far ahead.
