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India’s Shubman Gill ended Pakistan captain Babar Azam‘s reign of more than two years as the No.1 ODI batter in the world by claiming the top spot on the latest ICC men’s batting rankings, released on Wednesday. Gill rose to the top to displace Babar on the back of his solid start to India’s campaign at the World Cup 2023 and in the process became just the fourth player from his country behind Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli to hold the No.1 ODI batter’s ranking.
The right-hander, who has been breathing down Babar’s neck for quite some time now, has contributed scores of 92 against Sri Lanka and 23 against South Africa over the last week and amassed 219 runs from six innings at the tournament so far. Gill missed India’s first two matches of the tournament against Australia and Afghanistan after being infected with dengue.
Babar, on the other hand, has totalled 282 runs from eight knocks at the World Cup. The Pakistan stalwart has dropped six rating points below Gill into second place. Gill currently has a rating point of 830 followed by Babar (824) and South Africa’s Quinton de Kock (771).
Virat Kohli breaches top 5, Siraj reclaims top spot among bowlers
Gill’s rise was not the only good news for India. Legendary batter, Kohli breached the top five on the back of his stellar show in the World Cup. In the bowler’s rankings, Mohammed Siraj climbed to the top of the list for ODI bowlers on the back of his 10 wickets at the World Cup.
There was a major shake-up inside the top 10 of both batting and bowling ODI lists due to good performances at the World Cup and it comes as no surprise that it is India’s bevy of stars that have made the biggest impression.
Kohli jumped three places to fourth – and within one rating point of third-placed de Kock – courtesy of his 543 runs at the World Cup.
Shreyas Iyer also jumped an impressive 17 places to 18th overall on the list for ODI batters, with Pakistan opener Fakhar Zaman (up three spots to 11th) and Afghanistan counterpart Ibrahim Zadran (up six spots to 12th) making good ground.
The top of the ODI bowler rankings appears completely different to what it looked like at the start of the World Cup, with four players from India inside the top 10 on the back of their sensational unbeaten start to the 50-over showcase event.
Siraj improved two spots to regain his crown as the No.1 ranked ODI bowler, while teammates Kuldeep Yadav (up three places to fourth), Jasprit Bumrah (up three spots to eighth) and Mohammed Shami (up seven places to 10th) all nestled within the top 10.
South Africa spinner Keshav Maharaj (up two spots to second) and Australia counterpart Adam Zampa (up six places to third) were other big movers inside the top 10, while last week’s No.1 ranked ODI bowler Shaheen Afridi dropped four places to equal fifth alongside fellow seamer Josh Hazlewood.
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