The stylish right-hander scored an unbeaten 50 and 48 in three chances he got in the Caribbean before Pandey came back to replace him in ODIs in Sri Lanka.
The leg-spinner also said that captain Virat Kohli has shown faith in him and wants the leggie to keep on attacking.
Indian openers Rohit Sharma (up three places to 21st) and Shikhar Dhawan (up 20 places to 45th) have also moved up.
Ahead of the third and final T20I in Thiruvananthapuram, which India won on Tuesday to clinch the series 2-1, Chahal and Sodhi were engaged in a series of chess games.
The Indian skipper also said that idea was save enough runs for the final over and that’s why Jasprit Bumrah was handed the penultimate over.
New Zealand had slipped behind Pakistan after India won the opening match of the three-match series against New Zealand and Pakistan once again find themselves at the top after India completed a 2-1 series win in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday.
Kohli has said that Dhoni is contributing to the team in every possible way be it tactically or in the field.
With heavy rain lashing the city, the start was delayed by a couple of hours and the match was reduced to an eight overs a side affair.
Captain Virat Kohli handed the ball to Jasprit Bumrah in the penultimate over and it proved to be a wise decision as the pacer gave away only ten runs and picked a wicket as well apart from a run-out.
With the win, India took the three-match series 2-1.
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