After scoring fifty against India, Babar Azam maintains his ODI No. 1 status
In the ICC Men’s ODI Batting Rankings, a couple of power hitters have advanced, and a seasoned bowler is on the verge of taking the top spot in the Bowling Rankings.
In the most recent update, Quinton de Kock, Rohit Sharma, and Trent Boult have all advanced closer to the top of the Men’s ODI Player Rankings.
Devastating performances by India captain Rohit and South Africa opener de Kock in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 have helped the pair climb the ODI Batting Rankings.
De Kock began the competition with back-to-back tons, but he lost a chance to get even closer to the top slot when he was removed for 20 against the Netherlands, setting off a batting collapse that cost South Africa the game.
In spite of this, the South Africa wicketkeeper-batsman has moved up three spots to third in the ODI batting rankings, passing colleague Rassie van der Dussen, who is currently in fourth.
After scoring 131 runs against Afghanistan and following it up with an impressive 86 from 63 balls against Pakistan’s bitter rivals, Rohit has moved up even further, moving up five positions to sixth.
Following outstanding efforts that propelled both of their teams to unexpected victory, both Netherlands skipper Scott Edwards and Afghanistan opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz have climbed up the batting rankings, moving up 16 and 19 ranks, respectively.
Babar Azam, the captain of Pakistan, has risen to 836 rating points, increasing his advantage in the ODI batting rankings to 18 points.
Shubman Gill, a rising star for India, is still in second place after battling illness to start his Cricket World Cup campaign with 12 runs against Pakistan.
Following a devastating performance against Bangladesh, New Zealand pacer Trent Boult is just one win away from being ranked No. 1 in the ODI Bowling Rankings.
After moving up one spot in the most recent ratings update, Boult is only one rating point behind the current leader Josh Hazlewood (660 rating points).
In their latest Cricket World Cup match, the 34-year-old instantly had Bangladesh on the ropes by having Litton Das caught off the first ball of the game.
Boult concluded the match against Bangladesh with 2/45 after also getting rid of Towhid Hridoy to record his 200th ODI wicket.
The left-arm fast has an impressive track record at Cricket World Cups after sharing the top spot with Mitchell Starc of Australia with 22 wickets taken in 2015.
With 17 victims, Boult also concluded the 2019 tournament among the top-10 wicket-takers.
Rashid Khan, an Afghan wizard, has moved up two spaces to fourth place in the bowling rankings, while Keshav Maharaj, a South African spinner, has moved up seven spots to tie for fifth with Mujeeb Ur Rahman.
Jasprit Bumrah of India (up seven ranks) and Kagiso Rabada of South Africa (up one spot) are now tied for 14th place among the quicks, while Lungi Ngidi rises six spots to 16th.
Shakib Al Hasan, a seasoned player from Bangladesh, continues to occupy the top rank in the ODI All-rounder Rankings with 343 rating points.
Mitchell Santner of New Zealand has moved up one spot to tie for sixth place in the Cricket World Cup thanks to a quick start.
Glenn Maxwell moves up three spots to eighth in the all-rounder rankings because to his strong ball impact thus far at the Cricket World Cup.
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