Introduction:
Shubman Gill regains Top Position in ICC rankings, surpassing Babar Azam and Rohit Sharma. The ICC has released its new ODI rankings after the ODI series between Australia and South Africa on Wednesday. According to the new ODI rankings released by the ICC, several changes have been made to the table. In which Shubman Gill has once again retained his first position with 784 points.
In which many players from Australia, South Africa and Pakistan achieved significant successes.And with this, Rohit Sharma has also surpassed Babar Azam, who is currently in third position, by securing second position. The Australian batsman Travis Head scored a century in the previous match against South Africa, which has improved his ranking and he is at 11th place.
Along with this, the race for the top position in the ODI bowling rankings is also very tight, with Sri Lanka’s Maheesh Theekshana and South Africa’s Keshav Maharaj tied for first place with 671 points. And Indian spin bowler Kuldeep Yadav secured third position.
Major changes in ICC ODI batting rankings:
According to the new ODI rankings released by the ICC, there have been significant changes in the batting rankings:
- Shubman Gill regains top position in ICC ODI rankings with 784 points, Left Rohit Sharma and Babar Azam behind.
- Rohit Sharma is in second place in the ODI rankings with 756 points, ahead of Babar Azam.
- Babar Azam has earned 739 points in the ICC Men’s ODI Rankings and is achieved third position.
- Travis Head’s century in the final ODI against South Africa has seen him move up one place in the rankings to 11th.
- Cameron Green has also moved up 40 places to 78th place thanks to his good performance in the series against South Africa.
- Australia’s wicketkeeper-batsman Josh Inglis also scored 87 runs in the match against South Africa, which helped him improve 23 places in the rankings and reach 64th place.
Positions of Pakistani batsmen in ICC ODI rankings:
Pakistani batsmen have improved slightly in the latest ODI rankings released by the ICC. Babar Azam has moved up to third position in the ICC ODI rankings and other Pakistani batsmen have also shown significant improvement:
- Pakistani ODI captain Mohammad Rizwan has shown significant improvement and has now moved up from 27th to 25th position with 592 rating points.
- Pakistan opener and excellent batsman Fakhar Zaman has maintained his 28th position with 584 points.
- While all-rounder batsman Salman Ali Agha’s position has not improved and has maintained his previous position of 38.
- And along with this, Pakistani opener batsman Imam-ul-Haq has also maintained his 40th position.
- Pakistan’s emerging batsman Sam Ayub has moved up to 55th place with 503.
- Abdullah Shafiq’s performance has not been good and he is in 99th place, having improved by one rank.
Fierce competition in ICC ODI bowling rankings:
There was a lot of competition and a lot of changes in positions at the top of the ICC ODI bowling rankings. Along with this, the race for the first position in the ODI bowling rankings is also very tight, with Sri Lanka’s Maheesh Theekshana and South Africa’s Keshav Maharaj tied for first place with 671 points. And Indian spin bowler Kuldeep Yadav secured third position.
Pakistani fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi has improved one place to 13th place, tied with Indian fast bowler Mohammad Siraj. Haris Rauf achieved 29th position and Abrar Ahmed maintained 39th position in rankings. Naseem Shah is at 45th place after improving by one rank, while Muhammad Nawaz has slipped to 67th place.
South Africa’s Lungi Ngidi showed great improvement and rose 6 places to 28th place. And the reason for his rise was his seven wicket haul in the latest series against Australia. Australian bowler Sean Abbott has moved up 9 places to 48th, while Nathan Ellis has moved up 21 places and achieved 65th ranked.
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