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Rohit Sharma takes second spot in ODI rankings behind Babar Azam
PTI, Aug 14, 2024, 4:58 PM IST
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India skipper Rohit Sharma jumped one spot in the latest ICC ODI rankings for batters on Wednesday, moving to second place, following his superb performance in the recently concluded series in Sri Lanka.
India lost the three-match series 0-2 but Rohit scored 157 runs, including two half-centuries, at an average of 52.33. The opening match of the series ended in a tie.
Shubman Gill slipped one spot to third, while Virat Kohli remained static at No.4 in the rankings.
Pakistan’s Babar Azam is currently leading the charts with 824 rating points, while Rohit has 765 points.
The other Indian in the top-20 is Shreyas Iyer at 16th, while KL Rahul is placed 21st after dropping one spot.
Left-arm wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav remained the top-ranked Indian at fourth spot in the bowling rankings, trailing top-ranked South African spinner Keshav Maharaj, Australia’s Josh Hazlewood and Adam Zampa, who occupy the top-three spots.
Pacer Jasprit Bumrah remained stationary at eighth, while Mohammed Siraj slipped five spots to occupy the joint ninth position with New Zealand’s Trent Boult.
Senior seamer Mohammed Shami is ranked 12th. The 33-year-old is currently rehabilitating at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru following an ankle surgery and is expected to be back for the two-match Test series against Bangladesh in Chennai and Kanpur next month.
Washington Sundar, India’s highest wicket-taker during the Sri Lanka ODIs (5 wickets, 3 matches), has risen 10 places to 87th spot.
Ravindra Jadeja remains the highest-placed Indian in the all-rounders’ section at 16th spot, while Hardik Pandya has dropped four places to 26th.
Team India sits at the summit of the ODI rankings with 118 rating points, while Australia are second at 116, followed by South Africa (112).
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