Web desk: India’s captain Rohit Sharma has achieved the No. 1 spot in the ICC Men’s ODI Batting Rankings for the first time after an amazing performance against Australia, while Pakistan’s Saud Shakeel and Nauman Ali have also made notable gains in the latest ICC Men’s ODI Batting Rankings.
ICC Men’s ODI Batting Rankings
India’s opener Rohit Sharma has claimed the number one spot in the ICC Men’s ODI Batting Rankings for the first time in his career, following a brilliant performance against Australia.
In the three-match ODI series, Rohit Sharma scored 73 runs in Adelaide and followed it up with an unbeaten 121 in Sydney. It earned him the Player of the Series award.
His outstanding form drove him past Afghanistan’s Ibrahim Zadran and India’s Shubman Gill, reaching 781 rating points.
This marks the first time Rohit has topped the ODI rankings; his previous best was second place, achieved in July 2018.
Interestingly, Ibrahim Zadran had briefly become the first Afghan batsman to top the ODI rankings when Gill dropped between the second and third matches of the series, before Rohit eventually overtook him.
Among other notable changes, India’s vice-captain Shreyas Iyer has moved up one spot to ninth, while Australian fast bowler Josh Hazlewood has climbed two places to eighth.
Leg-spinner Adam Zampa also improved his ranking by two spots, now standing at 12th.
India’s Axar Patel has risen six places to 31st, and Washington Sundar has made a big leap of 22 places to 73rd.
Meanwhile, England captain Harry Brook has surged 23 places to a career-best 25th position after a brilliant innings of 135 runs against New Zealand at Mount Maunganui.
Pakistan’s Saud Shakeel has gained one place to reach 12th, while captain Shan Masood has advanced five places to 42nd.
South Africa’s Tony de Zorzi has also moved up seven spots to 47th.
Among bowlers, South African spinner Keshav Maharaj has jumped nine places to 13th after taking nine wickets against Pakistan in the Rawalpindi Test.
His teammate Simon Harmer has also climbed 26 places to 45th following a six-wicket haul in the second innings.
