On Wednesday, July 15, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the latest rankings aross the white-ball formats. Delving into the details of the ICC Men’s ODI Player Rankings, Shubman Gill, the Indian skipper, is inches away from emerging as the No.1 ODI batter.
Gill smacked 80 runs before returning hurt with cramps as India secured a six-wicket win in the first ODI against England at Edgbaston, Birmingham on Tuesday, July 14. His innings saw him gain 12 rating points, moving to 803 points, which is 11 points behind New Zealand batter Daryl Mitchell at No.1.
On the other hand, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are still occupying the third and fourth ranks respectively. Meanwhile, Joe Root, who scored an unbeaten 76, jumped six spots to joint 12th rank.
In the Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh ODI series, Ben Curran’s unbeaten 111-run knock in the second game helped him gain 31 spots to the 34th rank. Tanzid Hasan’s innings of 57 and 94 surged him up 12 places and he now is at a career-best 25th.
In the West Indies vs New Zealand ODI series, Keacy Carty’s innings of 95 led his side to a seven-wicket win in the first ODI and enabled him to move back into the top 20 in 19th place.
In the Men’s ODI Bowling Rankings, Shoriful Islam’s 4/44 in the third ODI against Zimbabwe helped him to move into the top 15 for the first time. He is one slot ahead of Gudakesh Motie. Taskin Ahmed advanced seven slots to a career-high 21st rank.
Speaking about the ICC Men’s T20I Player Rankings, Harry Brook stars among England’s players who have made significant gains following their successful 4-0 home series victory over India.
The England skipper rocketed 12 slots to enter the top 10 for the first time and reach a career-best seventh position. On the other hand, Jos Buttler scored 131 runs in the last match to move him up one slot to sixth place.
India’s captain Shreyas Iyer moved 62 spots to 31st in the batting rankings after scoring 218 runs in the series, including an unbeaten 80 off 49 balls in the fourth match. England pacer Jofra Archer advanced eight places to joint 18th in the bowlers’ list after taking seven wickets in the four matches.
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