- Advertisement -
Shubman Gill (left) and Rohit Sharma.© BCCI
India opener Shubman Gill gained one place to maneuver to second spot within the newest ICC ODI rankings for batters along with his captain Rohit Sharma at third spot on the again of well timed centuries from each of them within the dwelling sequence towards England as they head into the Champions Trophy, starting February 19. The Indian duo closed in on star Pakistan batter Babar Azam who maintained a slender lead on the high of the chart. Gill, who made 112 within the Ahmedabad ODI on Wednesday, is simply 5 ranking factors adrift of Babar whereas Rohit is inside 13 ranking factors of the Pakistan right-hander following his splendid century (119) in Cuttack on February 9.
With only one week remaining till the beginning of the Champions Trophy in Pakistan and the UAE, it units up a good race for the premier place for batters in 50-over cricket in the course of the eight-team event.
Fakhar Zaman (thirteenth), Kane Williamson (twenty ninth), Jos Buttler (thirty eighth), Devon Conway (equal fortieth) and Joe Root (51st) are among the many huge names to re-enter the rankings for ODI batters following a latest return to 50-over cricket, whereas issues are equally as tight close to the highest of the bowling ranks.
Simply 18 ranking factors separates Rashid Khan, Maheesh Theekshana, Bernard Scholtz, Shaheen Afridi and Kuldeep Yadav within the high 5 for ODI bowlers, whereas the Indian duo of Ravindra Jadeja (eleventh) and Mohammed Shami (thirteenth) sit simply exterior the highest 10 following a latest return towards England.
Afghanistan veteran Mohammad Nabi maintains a slender lead on the high of the ODI rankings for all-rounders, with New Zealand skipper Mitchell Santner (up two locations to seventh) among the many greatest movers this week forward of the Champions Trophy.
(Apart from the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV workers and is revealed from a syndicated feed.)
Subjects talked about on this article
- Advertisement -