Shaheen slips to fifth, Gill overtakes Babar in latest ICC ODI rankings

Babar Azam’s reign as the world’s No.1 ODI batsman has ended, with Indian young gun Shubman Gill claiming the top spot from the Pakistan captain in the latest ICC Men’s Batting Rankings.

Gill steps up to displace Babar after his solid start to India’s ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup campaign and in the process becomes only the fourth player from his country behind Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli to hold the No. .1 ODI batting ranking.

The right-hander contributed with scores of 92 against Sri Lanka and 23 against South Africa in the last week and amassed a total of 219 runs from six innings in the tournament.

Babar has a total of 282 runs from eight knocks in the World Cup and falls six rating points below Gill in second place as his more than two-year reign as the world’s No.1 ranked ODI batsman comes to an end.

Gill’s rise to the top and former captain Kohli’s big jump to fourth in the latest ODI batting rankings comes on a huge day for India, who also had fast bowler Mohammed Siraj climb to the top of the bowlers’ list ODIs on the back of his 10 wickets in the World Cup.

There is quite a stir in the top 10 of both the batting and bowling ODI lists due to the good performances in the World Cup and unsurprisingly, it is India’s star-studded team that has made the biggest impression.

Gill moves to the top for the first time in his short but impressive career, while Kohli jumps three places to fourth – and within a rating point of third-placed South African Quinton de Kock – thanks to his 543 World Cup runs.

Shreyas Iyer also jumps an impressive 17 places to 18th overall in the list for ODI batters, with his Pakistan opener Fakhar Zaman (up three places to 11th) and his Afghanistan counterpart Ibrahim Zadran (up six places to 12th) to make good soil.

The top of the ODI bowlers’ rankings looks completely different than it did at the start of the World Cup, with four Indian players in the top 10 on the back of their impressive unbeaten start in the 50-over showcase event.

Siraj improves two places to regain his crown as the No.1 ranked ODI bowler, while teammates Kuldeep Yadav (up three places to fourth), Jasprit Bumrah (up three places to eighth) and Mohammed Shami (seven places to 10th ) They are all. nested within the top 10.

South Africa’s Keshav Maharaj (up two places to second) and Australian counterpart Adam Zampa (up six places to third) are other big movers in the top 10, while last week’s No.1 ODI bowler Shaheen Afridi drops four places to equal fifth. alongside fellow sailor Josh Hazlewood.

The leading wicket-taker at the World Cup – Sri Lankan paceman Dilshan Madushanka – jumps 31 places to 45th in the list for ODI bowlers, while Indian spinner Ravindra Jadeja (up eight places to 19th) and South African left-armer Marco Jansen (up nine places equals 24th) are other big moves.

Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan remains No.1 in the all-time rankings despite an early injury exit from the World Cup, with Australia veteran Glenn Maxwell moving up two places to sixth after his match-winning heroics against of Afghanistan in Mumbai on Tuesday.