Virat Kohli was given this honour following his outstanding performance in 2016 in which he scored 2595 runs across all formats in international cricket.
Ashish Nehra, who played a pivotal role in India's victory against England in Twenty20 series, has impressed his teammates and coaches with his work ethics and skills.
Virender Sehwag extended his wishes to the Indian cricket team for scripting fine victories over England in a funny and unique style through 'Viru Gyaan'.
Virat Kohli leads number-two ranked Aaron Finch of Australia by 28 points, while Glenn Maxwell of Australia is third. Yuzvendra Chahal's heroics in India's T20I series win over England helped him gain a whopping 92 places.
Yuzvendra Chahal's superlative effort helped India beat England by 75 runs and clinch the T20I series 2-1, completing a Tour sweep over the English -- having won the Test and ODI series as well
Leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal's Twenty20 best of six for 25 combined with Jasprit Bumrah's three wickets ripped through the English middle and lower order, with five batsmen being dismissed without scoring.
Yuzvendra Chahal, brought on to bowl right from the second over of the England innings after India had piled up 202 for 6, came up with the goods in the 14th over as he claimed England skipper Eoin Morgan and the dependable Joe Root off consecutive deliveries.
Yuzvendra Chahal's 6/25 led to a shocking batting collapse from England, handing Virat Kohli his first series win as India's new limited-overs captain.
The 46-year-old Shamsuddin, who has stood in 11 T20 Internationals, will be performing the third umpire duties while Nitin Menon stood on the ground alongside Anil Chaudhary.
Rishabh Pant, among the youngest to make their T20I debut for the country, is a greenhorn in the true sense of the word, having played less than 30 first-class matches for his home team of Delhi.
India vs England: Yuzvendra Chahal's six for 25 in four overs put England batsmen to the sword as the hosts registered a 75-run win over the English to clinch the three-match series 2-1. England, who were 117-2 after 13 overs, were finally bowled out for 127 in 16.3 overs.
On IPL auction, Joe Root said the English players have made impact including him and expected everyone to make the right moves to get themselves selected for the Champions Trophy.
India bowler Jasprit Bumrah credited Ashish Nehra for his success in the shortest format of the game and said that the guidance from the veteran pace colleague has been of great value.
The final game of the three-match T20 International series will be played in Bengaluru on Wednesday. England captain Eoin Morgan will be keen to sign off on a winning note, while India skipper Virat Kohli will be eyeing his first T20I series win as captain.