New Delhi: The International Cricket Council (ICC) released the latest rankings for men’s ODI players on Wednesday. Indian captain Shubman Gill and ‘Hitman’ Rohit Sharma remained unchanged, but both lost rating points. Gill lost 19 points, but remains the number one ODI batsman. He currently has 822 points.
Gill scored 37 runs in the second match of the ongoing five-match ODI series against New Zealand, before returning for a duck in the next. The third ODI was washed out due to rain. Rohit is in fourth place with 754 points, a loss of 16 points. Rohit was out for a duck in the first match, while he scored 23 runs in the second ODI. New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell (794) is in second place, having scored 28 and 55 runs.
Four Indian batsmen in top 10
There are four Indians in the top 10 rankings for ODI batsmen. Superstar cricketer Virat Kohli (781) is at number three. Kohli has scored 74 and 7 runs in New Zealand. Wicketkeeper-batsman KL Rahul is at the tenth position with 657 points. Rahul scored 3 runs in the first ODI and 28 runs in the second match. He remained unbeaten in both the matches. India won the rain-affected second match by four runs on the basis of Duckworth Lewis system. Pakistan batsman Babar Azam (661) is at the ninth position in the rankings.
Gurnoor made a big leap over Akshar
Indian fast bowler Gurnur Brar (486 points) has made a significant jump in the ICC ODI bowlers’ rankings, surpassing all-rounder Axar Patel. Gurnur was outside the top 100 in the list but has now reached 48th. He has taken seven wickets so far in the current ODI series, his most. His 2/28 in the second ODI in Wellington has moved up 23 places to 21st. He was unsuccessful in the match. Axar has 546 points.
Left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh, who took four wickets in the first match in Auckland, has climbed 11 places to joint 31st. Namibia’s JJ Smith also has 532 points. Two New Zealand fast bowlers have also gained: Jacob Duffy (up eight places to 43rd) and Kyle Jamieson (up 24 places to 60th). Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan is the number-one ODI bowler. He has 760 points in his account.
