ICC rankings upheaval amid Champions Trophy, Shubman Gill goes ahead of Babar Azam
ICC ODI Rankings: New rankings have been released by the ICC amidst the Champions Trophy. Due to continuous ODI matches, a lot of changes are being seen in the rankings this time. While on one hand Shubman Gill has increased his lead over Pakistan’s Babar Azam even more, Virat Kohli has also jumped. He scored a brilliant century against Pakistan, which has benefited him in the ICC rankings.
Champions Trophy: Shubman Gill is far ahead of Babar Azam
In the latest rankings released by the ICC, Shubman Gill is holding the number one position. This time his rating has increased to 817. However, Gill has not yet been able to achieve his all-time high rating points. Let us tell you that in the year 2023, Shubman Gill had reached a rating of 847 points. Former Pakistan captain Babar Azam remains at number two. His rating is 770. That is, the gap in the rating between the first and second number has increased significantly, which will not be easy for Babar Azam to overcome.
ICC ODI Rankings: Rohit Sharma remains at number three in ICC ODI rankings
Team India’s captain Rohit Sharma is still at number three. His rating is 757. However, in the last two innings, not many runs have come from his bat. Talking about Heinrich Klaasen, one of South Africa’s strong batsmen, he remains at number 4 with a rating of 749. Meanwhile, India’s Virat Kohli has jumped one place. He has now reached number 5 with a rating of 743. Virat Kohli played a match-winning innings of 100 runs in 111 balls in the match against Pakistan. The benefit of which seems to be available to him this time.
ICC ODI Rankings: Daryl Mitchell suffers loss
Meanwhile, New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell has lost one place. He has now moved to number 6 with a rating of 717. Ireland’s Harry Tractor has managed to retain his place at number 7 with a rating of 713. Talking about Sri Lanka’s Charith Asalanka, he is at number 8 with a rating of 694. India’s Shreyas Iyer is at number 9 with a rating of 679. West Indies’ Shai Hope is at number 10 with a rating of 672. Although the teams of Ireland, Sri Lanka and West Indies are not a part of the Champions Trophy, their players still remain in the top 10, which is a big thing for them.
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