Indian batter Shubman Gil (832 points) has moved ahead in the ICC Men’s OneDay Batting rankings after surpassing Babar Azam (824 points) last week.
However, Indian batsmen Virat Kohli (772 points) and Rohit Sharma (760points) are at the 4th and 5th positions respectively. There recentperformance in semifinals and final could leave Babar Azam behind on thepoints table. Shreyas and KL Rahul have also shown improvement in theirrankings.
Shreyas has climbed to the 13th position, while KL Rahul has moved from24th to 17th. The World Cup is in the knockout stages, and more changes inthe rankings are expected next week, including batsmen and bowlers in thetop 10 who will be part of the semi-finals.
India is currently playing the semi-final against New Zealand at Wankhede,and on Thursday, South Africa will face Australia in Eden Gardens. Thegrand final will take place on November 19 at Narendra Modi Stadium inAhmedabad.
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After the latest update, a new world number 1 bowler has been crowned inthe ICC Men’s One Day Bowlers rankings. South Africa’s Kagiso Rabada hasclaimed the top position, while there has been a decline for Siraj.
In the last Wednesday’s update, after three matches, Maharaj took sevenwickets, including four against New Zealand in Pune. He troubled India whenthe host team scored 326 runs. In the final group stage match, the left-armspinner took two wickets against Afghanistan. Siraj, who took six wicketsin India’s last three matches, is not far behind Maharaj, with only a3-point rating difference between them. Their compatriots Jasprit Bumrahand Kuldeep Yadav are also holding two of the remaining three places in thetop 5.