Shubman Gill has reached the top of ICC’s latest ODI rankings, ending the reign of Pakistani batsman Babar Azam.
ICC ODI Rankings Shubman Gill: Indian star Shubman Gill has reached the top of ICC’s latest ODI rankings, ending the reign of Pakistani batsman Babar Azam. Shubman Gill overtook Babar on the back of a solid start to India’s campaign at the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup and in the process became the fourth player from his country after Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli to achieve the number one spot. Have done.
The right-handed batsman has contributed 92 runs against Sri Lanka and 23 against South Africa last week and has scored a total of 219 runs in six innings in the tournament. Babar has scored a total of 282 runs in eight innings in the World Cup and has dropped to second place, six rating points below Gill. Now his more than two-year reign as the No. 1 ODI batsman in the world has come to an end.
Gill rising to the top in the latest ODI batsmen’s rankings and former captain Kohli rising to fourth place is a big day for India, with fast bowler Mohammed Siraj also reaching the top of the ODI bowlers’ list with his 10 wickets in the World Cup Are.
Good performances in the World Cup have led to major changes in the top 10 of both the batting and bowling ODI lists and it is no surprise that it is India’s star line-up that has made the biggest mark.