Indian batter Shubman Gill is within touching distance of Pakistan’s Fakhar Zaman and Imam-ul-Haq after the latest ODI rankings update issued by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday.
Gill has 743 rating points on the back of his excellent series against the West Indies and has third and fourth-placed Fakhar Zaman (755) and Imam-ul-Haq (745), respectively, well within his sight.
Pakistan skipper Babar Azam still remains at the top in the ODI batter rankings with 886 points. South Africa’s Rassie van der Dussen, with 777 points, is in second place.
Gill and Ishan Kishan were among India’s best performers with the bat during their 2-1 ODI series win over the West Indies recently, with the pair accumulating 310 runs over the three matches.
“Kishan too earns a new career-best rating after jumping nine places to 36th overall, while experienced all-rounder Hardik Pandya improves 10 places to equal 71st following his efforts against the West Indies,” the ICC stated in a press release.
“Pandya also rose five places to 11th overall on the list for ODI all-rounders, while it was left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav and underrated seamer Shardul Thakur that made the biggest impression on the rankings for ODI bowlers.
“Kuldeep jumped four places and inside the top 10 at 10th following his seven wickets for the series against the West Indies, while Thakur - who led both sides with a series-best eight scalps - improves three spots to 30th.”
- Shubman Gill