Ahead of Australia vs India 4th T20I match tomorrow, Shubman Gill got a bad news. Not only Gill, Pakistan batting star Babar Azam also suffered a loss. Both of them will have to work hard to regain their respective positions.
The ICC rankings have been updated once again. The highlight of this year’s rankings is that while Rohit Sharma retains his number one spot, India’s new ODI captain Shubman Gill and Pakistan’s Babar Azam have suffered losses. Meanwhile, a New Zealand player has made a significant jump to number three.
Rohit Sharma is the number one batsman in ICC ODI rankings
The ICC has released the new ODI rankings. Former Indian captain Rohit Sharma remains at number one, currently ranked 781. Afghanistan’s Ibrahim Zadran is second with a rating of 746. Meanwhile, New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell has jumped two places to reach number three with a rating of 746.
Shubman Gill and Babar Azam lost one place each
India’s new ODI captain, Shubman Gill, continues his decline in the rankings. He has now dropped another spot. His rating is 745, placing him at No. 4. Until recently, Shubman Gill held the No. 1 spot, but now he’s not scoring runs, which is impacting his rankings. Meanwhile, former Pakistan captain Babar Azam has also dropped a spot. He has reached No. 5 with a rating of 728. He, too, held the No. 1 spot for a long time, but has now fallen significantly.
There was not much change in the top 10 rankings
Furthermore, there has been no significant change in the list of the top 10 ODI batsmen. India’s Shreyas Iyer remains at No. 9. Meanwhile, New Zealand’s Rachin Ravindra has jumped four places to No. 14 with a rating of 652. This has forced India’s KL Rahul to drop one spot to No. 16. There are many ODI matches in the coming days, and the players’ performances in those matches will likely determine further changes in the rankings.