Daryl Mitchell dethroned as Shubman Gill reclaims top spot in ICC ODI batting rankings
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has released its latest weekly rankings update, signaling major changes across all three formats of international cricket. Underscoring the mid-year updates, changes in player availability during recent internationals have changed the top of the 50-over format. Simultaneously, outstanding individual performances in the Test arena and explosive displays during the T20 World Cup Qualifiers/Bilateral Series have caused seismic changes in player ratings.
Shubman Gill reclaims No. 1 position in ICC ODI batting rankings as Daryl Mitchell slips
A significant event at the peak of the 50-over game, India’s first star Shubman Gill returned to the first place in the ranking ICC Men’s ODI Batting Rankings. Then came the change New ZealandThe recent ODI series vs West Indies. Absence of right-handed batter Daryl Mitchellwhich has held the top spot since January, saw his rating points drop slightly, opening the way for Gill to reclaim the highest rating in 50-over cricket.
The ODI bowling chart also witnessed a notable entry into the top ten. Namibian left handed spinner Bernard Scholz jumped five spots to 7th overall after his key contribution in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League 2 tri-series vs Nepal and Netherlands in Utrecht.
In the Test field, the West Indies all-rounder Justin Greaves produced a historic display against Pakistan in Trinidad. His rare feat of bowling five consecutive first overs helped him climb 21 places to 48th among Test bowlers and eight places to 9th in the Test all-rounder category. A teammate Jayden Sills moved up five places to 24th among Test bowlers, while Pakistan quickly Mohammad Abbas rose nine positions to 17th. of Pakistan Babar Azam also saw positive developments, gaining four positions to finish 15th among Test batsmen after scoring his 32nd half-century.
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Young Indian talents Ishan Kishan and Vaibhav Suryavanshi dominate the T20I charts
India’s white-ball dominance was on full display in the latest T20I updates following their 3-0 series win over Zimbabwe in Harare. Fifteen-year-old prodigy Vaibhav Suryavanshi made one of the biggest jumps in the recent history of the rating. After claiming his maiden Player of the Series award for 151 runs at an average of 50.33, the teenager has jumped 230 places to a career-best ranking of 48th.
At the top of the T20I batting standings, India Ishan Kishan cemented his position as the No. 1 batsman in the T20I world rankings. After an explosive knock of 81 runs in the second T20I against Zimbabwe, Kishan reached a career-high 916, which is the third-highest T20I batting rating in history, ahead of only his teammate. Abhishek Sharma (931) and England David Malan (919). Although Kishan ended the streak with 910 points, he is comfortably in the lead by finishing second Sahibzada Farhan (848) and has a higher ranking than India’s former leaders Suryakumar Yadav (912) and Virat Kohli (909).
Further conquests of India were seen Tilak Varma move up two places to 6th, Shreyas Iyer a jump of seven places to 24th and a spinner Ravi Bishnoi a jump from 31st to 41st in the T20I bowling list. For Zimbabwe, Ryan Berle moved to 85th among the batsmen, while a tall pacer Blessings of Muzarabani climbed 10 places to 26th.
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