In the new ICC Men’s ODI Rankings issued last week, three Indian players have retained their ranking even in a tough series. Top-ranked Indian captain Rohit Sharma raises his place in the batters’ rankings from fourth to second place, Shubman Gill, on the other hand, falls one place to third place. Virat Kohli does not budge from the fourth place, and in fact, extends his momentum.
Rohit Sharma Leads Indian Batting Charge
The Indian team just concluded a three-match ODI series, and ended on the losing side, beaten 2-1 by Sri Lanka. Still, Rohit Sharma stood out from the rest and scored 157 with a very healthy strike rate of 52. 33. His innings of 58, 64, and 35 were useful for the Indian side in that side of the tournament. However, India has lost the series and despite the series defeat, Sharma has risen to second in the ICC ODI batsman rankings. On the other hand, Pakistan’s Babar Azam has retained his position a the top as the player still enjoying his form in the format.
Indian Bowlers Maintain Strong Presence
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Bowling aspect of the Indian team is also adequate with several players in good ranking. ODI Bowler ranking by now reveals Kuldeep Yadav in the fourth position proving its ranking to be correct because of the amount of skill and consistency the player holds. He is ranked just behind South Africa’s Keshav Maharaj, Australia’s Josh Hazlewood, and Adam Zampa. Jasprit Bumrah, widely recognized for his ability to bowl a ferocious pace is on number 8 and Mohammed Siraj has dropped down to 9 and is in the same ranking as New Zealand’s bowler Trent Boult.
Shreyas Iyer also remains in the team being ranked the 16th in ODI ratings for batters. KL Rahul has slipped one place from the previous ranking of 20 to 21 owing to difficulties encountered during this series. The senior seamer Mohammed Shami, who is at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru for an ankle surgery, is at the 12th position. Shami could return to the team in the two-Test match series in Chennai and Kanpur next month against Bangladesh.
In the all-rounders’ list, Ravindra Jadeja is still the best-ranked Indian cricketer at the 16th rank. Perish, but Hardik Pandya has slipped four places down to the 26th rank. Among the Indian bowlers, the highest gainer in the latest rankings is Washington Sundar who has claimed five wickets in three Sri Lanka ODIs and is ranked 87th, a jump of 10 places.
Team India Tops ODI Team Rankings
As far as the teams are concerned, India is on the top of the ODI rankings having 118 points. Australia is close behind, as the second one with 116 points of the rating points, while the third place belongs to South Africa, with 112 points. The Strange Loss to Sri Lanka in the Series Closely also looks like India physics the solid existence and absolute dominance in the ODI Arena.
The new rankings also prove the Indian cricketers’ endurance and skill, as well as their capacity to provide consistent performance despite difficulties. Looking at the next fixtures, including the Test series against Bangladesh that will be played later this month, the team will now work on taking these performances forward and will look to learning from the aspects that need correction.
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