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Pakistan players suffer decline in ICC ODI rankings

DUBAI: The disappointing run of the Pakistan cricket team in the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy 2025 and the preceding tri-nation ODI series has been reflected in the latest ICC ODI rankings, with several players slipping down the charts.

Top-order batter Fakhar Zaman made his ODI comeback during the tri-series but only featured in one Champions Trophy game—against New Zealand in Karachi.

He suffered an injury during the match against New Zealand and was subsequently ruled out of the eight-team tournament. His underwhelming performances have cost him, as he falls from 17th to 19th in the rankings with 621 points.

ODI skipper Mohammad Rizwan also saw a dip, sliding one spot to 21st with 616 points, following a string of setbacks in the format.

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Meanwhile, Imam-ul-Haq managed to hold onto his 32nd position, but an injured Saim Ayub dropped two places to 37th with 572 points.

Babar Azam remains in second place with 770 points, and vice-captain Salman Ali Agha sits at 46th, and beyond these, no other Pakistan batter finds a place in the top 100.

India’s Shubman Gill continues to reign as the No.1 ranked ODI batter, while Virat Kohli moved up to fourth after his match-winning performance against Australia in the Champions Trophy semi-final.

Pakistan pacer Shaheen Afridi managed to retain his ninth spot in the ICC ODI bowling rankings despite his below-par performance during the Champions Trophy 2025.

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However, Haris Rauf’s struggles see him drop two places to 24th with 553 points, while Naseem Shah falls one place to 43rd.

On the other hand, New Zealand’s Matt Henry has climbed to third place in the bowling rankings with 649 points, trailing Sri Lanka’s Maheesh Theekshana (first) and South Africa’s Keshav Maharaj (second).

Meanwhile, Indian seamer Mohammed Shami’s strong Champions Trophy performances pushed him up three spots to 11th with 609 points.

South Africa’s Marco Jansen made a big jump of nine places to 18th, while England’s Jofra Archer surged 13 spots to break into the top 20, now sharing the 19th position.

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Shubman Gill once again dethrones Babar Azam as No.1 ODI batter

DUBAI: Indian opening batter Shubman Gill has once again dethroned Pakistan star batter Babar Azam to claim the top spot in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s ODI Batting Rankings on Wednesday.

“India right-hander Shubman Gill overtakes former Pakistan captain Babar Azam to become the top-ranked ODI batter in the world,” ICC stated in a press release.

“It’s a major shake-up at the top of the rankings just prior to the start of the Champions Trophy and leaves an interesting sub-plot to what will transpire over the coming weeks during the eight-team tournament in Pakistan and Dubai.”

For the unversed, this is the second time Gill has gone past Babar to claim the top spot, having previously achieved the feat midway through the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup in 2023.

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Babar Azam is now placed in second position in the ICC ODI Batting Rankings, 23 rating points behind the new No.1 batter, meanwhile, India skipper Rohit Sharma remains in the third spot.

Shubman Gill is the fourth Indian player to become the No. 1 ODI batter after Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli.

New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell moved up two places to fifth and Sri Lankan batter Charith Asalanka jumped eight spots to eighth in the ICC ODI Batting Rankings.

Meanwhile, Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan achieved his career-best rating as he moved up six places to claim the 15th spot

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Rohit Sharma closes gap with top-ranked Babar Azam in ODI Batting Rankings

DUBAI: India’s ODI captain Rohit Sharma has closed the gap with top-ranked Pakistan star batter Babar Azam in the latest International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s ODI Batting Rankings.

Rohit Sharma has been rewarded for his impressive form in the ongoing ODI series against Sri Lanka, where he is the leading run-scorer after two matches.

The right-handed batter has scored half-centuries in both games and accumulated 122 runs at a brilliant strike rate of 134.06.

Consequently, he jumped one place to grab the third spot in the ICC ODI batting rankings with 763 rating points, only 61 points shy of Babar Azam.

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Meanwhile, Sharma’s team-mate Shubman Gill is holding on to his second position as he managed 51 runs in the first two matches against Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka’s opening batter Avishka Fernando has moved up nine places to 88th and Janith Liyanage climbed 10 spots to 76th in the ICC ODI batting rankings.

On the other hand, India’s spin bowlers made significant gains in the ICC ODI bowling rankings as Kuldeep Yadav jumped five places to reach fourth spot, while Washington Sundar gained 45 places to reach equal 97th.

India’s pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah, who is not participating in the ongoing series, dropped three places to eighth while Pakistan’s Shaheen Afridi lost one spot to reach ninth.

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Virat Kohli closes gap with top-ranked Gill in ICC ODI Batting Rankings

DUBAI: Star Indian batter Virat Kohli claimed the third position and is now in striking distance from top-ranked fellow Indian batter Shubman Gill and second-ranked Pakistani batter Babar Azam in the latest International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s ODI Batting Rankings.

Virat Kohli jumped one place to third, earning the reward for his record-breaking performance during the ICC World Cup 2023.

He scored 765 runs during the mega-event, setting the record for most runs in a single edition of the World Cup, a record previously held by Indian batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar.

Kohli scored three centuries during the ICC World Cup 2023 and became the first batter to score 50 centuries in ODI cricket, surpassing Sachin Tendulkar’s 49 centuries.

The third-ranked Virat Kohli has closed the gap with top-ranked Shubman Gill to only 35 rating points with 791 rating points, while Gill has 826 rating points, holding on to a close lead over Babar Azam who has 824 rating points.

The top three batters in the ICC Men’s ODI Batting Rankings are followed by Indian captain Rohit Sharma, who also jumped one place to fourth with 769 ratings, owing to his scintillating during the ICC World Cup 2023.

Sharma scored 597 runs during the tournament at an average of 54.27 and ended as the second-leading run-scorer in the tournament only behind fellow-batter Virat Kohli.

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli were instrumental to India’s dominant performance during the ICC World Cup 2023, where they remained undefeated until the final, losing to champions Australia.

Quinton de Kock dropped two places to fifth as a result of Indian batters gaining a spot each. Meanwhile, New Zealand batter Daryl Mitchell jumped five spots to sixth with 752 rating points after scoring 552 runs at the ICC World Cup 2023.

Australia’s opening batter Travis Head jumped 28 places to reach the 15th position, courtesy of his brilliant performances during the mega-event.

Head scored 329 runs in six innings, including a century in the final against India after missing out on earlier games due to an injury.

South African spinner Keshav Maharaj held on to his position at the top of the ICC ODI Bowling rankings, while the Australian pace bowler Josh Hazlewood jumped four places to claim the second spot.

Indian pacers Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah remained firm in third and fourth positions respectively, however, their fellow Indian bowler Kuldeep Yadav dropped one spot to equal sixth position with Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan.

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Keshav Maharaj claims top spot in ICC ODI Bowling rankings

DUBAI: South Africa’s left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj overtook Indian pace bowler Mohammed Siraj to claim the top spot in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s ODI Bowling Rankings.

Maharaj is the fourth bowler to claim the coveted top spot in the ICC Men’s ODI Bowling Rankings during the ongoing ICC World Cup 2023, exhibiting the fierce competition between the bowlers which has made it difficult to hold on to the position.

Keshav Maharaj was placed at second position in last week’s ICC Men’s ODI Bowling Rankings, he then picked up seven wickets in three games, extending his wickets tally to 14 during ICC World Cup 2023.

He is averaging 24.71 in the tournament with a good economy rate of 4.37.

Meanwhile, Mohammed Siraj is only three rating points behind Keshav Maharaj, having picked six wickets in the last three games for India.

Siraj has picked up a total of 12 wickets in 10 games during the ICC World Cup 2023 at 28.83.

India’s top-order batter Shubman Gill is sitting comfortably at the top of ICC Men’s ODI Batting Rankings, followed by Babar Azam, who held on to the position for two years before being dethroned last week.

South Africa’s Quinton de Kock swapped places with Virat Kohli to claim the third spot, followed by Kohli and Indian captain Rohit Sharma at the fourth and fifth positions respectively.

Indian batters Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul also made substantial gains after scoring centuries against the Netherlands last week, with the former jumping five spots to equal 13th alongside Pakistan’s opening batter Fakhar Zaman while KL Rahul jumped to 17th from 24th.

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Shubman Gill dethrones Babar Azam to top ICC ODI Batting rankings

DUBAI: Indian opening batter Shubman Gill has replaced Pakistan’s all-format captain Babar Azam, ending his more than two-year reign at the top of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s ODI Batting Rankings.

Shubman Gill became the fourth Indian player to become the No. 1 ODI batter after Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli, on the back of his solid performance in the ongoing ICC World Cup 2023.

Meanwhile, Babar Azam has scored 282 runs from eight outings in the mega event and lost six rating points, hence slipping to the second position for the first time after occupying the top spot for more than two years.

Shubman Gill has accumulated a total of 219 runs from six innings at the tournament including a 92 against Sri Lanka.

Overall, Indian players gained substantial rewards in the latest ICC Men’s ODI Rankings, owing to India’s undefeated run in the ICC World Cup 2023.

India’s star batter Virat Kohli jumped three places to reach the fourth spot, with a difference of a mere one rating point from South African Quinton de Kock, who is ranked third.

Kohli is currently the second-highest run-getter in the ICC World Cup 2023 with 543 runs from eight innings, only behind De Kock, who has scored 550 runs in as many innings with four centuries.

India’s Shreyas Iyer also made a big leap of 17 places to reach 18th position after amassing 293 runs from eight innings, while Pakistan opener Fakhar Zaman jumped three spots to 11th and Afghanistan’s opener Ibrahim Zadran reached 12th after jumping six spots.

Shubman Gill’s opening partner and India’s captain Rohit Sharma is placed at the sixth spot with 739 rating points.

On the other hand, the Indian bowlers also earned a place in the top ten of the ICC ODI Bowling Rankings, after wreaking havoc throughout the ICC World Cup 2023.

Pace bowler Mohammed Siraj regained his top spot in the ICC ODI Bowling Rankings after jumping two spots, whereas fellow pacer Mohammed Shami climbed seven spots to tenth, after picking 16 wickets in four games in the tournament.

Meanwhile, Kuldeep Yadav and Jaspirt Bumrah gained three places to reach the fourth and eighth positions respectively.

Pakistan’s pace bowler, Shaheen Afridi, who became the number one ODI bowler last week, lost his place and slipped four places down to fifth position, equalling Australia’s Josh Hazlewood with 658 rating points.

Australia’s Adam Zampa, who is currently the second leading wicket-taker in the tournament with 20 wickets jumped six places to reach third position, whereas, the leading wicket-taker Sri Lanka’s Dilshan Madushanka climbed 31 places to 45th.

Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan continues to lead the ICC ODI All-Rounder Rankings, however, Australia’s Glenn Maxwell gained two spots to sixth after his match-winning double-hundred against Afghanistan yesterday

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