2023-09-27 14:20:11
Dubai: Ahead of the ODI World Cup, Indian opener Shubman Gill has narrowed the gap with Pakistan captain Babar Azam who is number one in the ICC ODI rankings. In the latest ODI rankings, the gap between Babar and Gill is only 10 rating points. Babar has 857 rating points and Gill has 847 rating points. In the rankings released last week, Gill had 814 rating points. With his brilliant performance in the ODI series once morest Australia, Gill got 33 rating points and came right behind Babar.
As third ranked South African Rassie Vander Dassan is far behind with 743 rating points, it has become clear that the battle for the top spot in the ODI World Cup starting next week will be between Babar and Gill. Had he played and performed well in the third ODI once morest Australia, Gill had a chance to reach the number one spot before the World Cup. Retained the first rank.
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Gill scored 74 runs off 63 balls in the first match of the ODI series once morest Australia and scored 104 runs off 97 balls in the second match. This is Gill’s sixth ODI century in his career. Muhammad Siraj (680) is on the first place with a slight lead in the bowling rankings. Josh Hosselwood (669) is at the second position. Had the first wicket also been ranked first before the World Cup, India would have achieved the rare feat of being ranked first in the ODI batting, bowling and team rankings.
In the new rankings, Shreyas Iyer, who scored a century in the second ODI once morest Aussies, climbed eight places to the 30th position, while KL Rahul, who improved by six places, is at 33rd. There is no change in the rankings of Kohli(9) and Rohit(11).
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