DUBAI: Veteran India batter Virat Kohli made a big leap on the latest ICC Test batting rankings after his drought-ending hundred in the final Test against Australia.
Kohli, who took more than three years to mark his 28th Test century, scored a superb 186 in the drawn final game of the Border-Gavaskar series.
His epic knock in Ahmedabad helped India triumph the series by 2-1 and win their fourth series in a row against Australia.
“Virat Kohli was the big mover on the Test batter charts following his drought-breaking century during the fourth Test of the series in Ahmedabad, with the former India skipper jumping seven places to 13th overall,” said International Cricket Council in a media release on Wednesday.
Besides Kohli, his teammate Ravichandran Ashwin also earned decisive points on the bowlers’ chart to become the solo No.1-ranked Test bowler.
The 36-year-old was named Player of the Series for his 25 wickets at an average of 17.28 and went ahead of England’s James Anderson, who jointly held the No.1 spot with the Indian spinner last week.
England veteran now holds second place on the Test bowlers rankings, 10 rating points behind Ashwins’ 869.
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DUBAI: England veteran pacer James Anderson ended the supremacy of Australia captain Pat Cummins on the ICC Test bowlers’ rankings after four years.
Veteran Anderson dethroned Cummins to become the No.1 Test bowler in the ICC rankings, on the back of his seven-wicket haul during England’s dominant 267-run win over the Black Caps in Mount Maunganui last week.
At the ripe age of 40 years and 207 days, Anderson is also the oldest player to claim top billing in the rankings – a record which was earlier held by the Australian leg-spinner Clarrie Grimmett back in 1936.
“It is the sixth time that Anderson has held the title as the premier bowler on the Test rankings, with the right-armer first scaling the heights back in May 2016 when he went past teammate Stuart Broad and Ashwin to hold top billing.” said International Cricket Council on its website.
Anderson has been a mainstay in England’s bowling attack in the longest format of the game since he made his debut way back in 2003. He has taken a total of 682 Test scalps to be third on the all-time list of leading wicket-takers behind spin duo Muttiah Muralitharan (800) and Shane Warne (708).
“Anderson’s lead at the top is very slender though, with Ashwin remaining in second place on a total of 864 rating points and just two rating points behind the England pacer.” added ICC.
Cummins, who drops to third with 858 rating points, has a chance to regain the top spot through solid performances during Australia’s ongoing Test series against India.
On the other hand, Sri Lanka’s Wanindu Hasaranga has surpassed Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan to top the T20I bowling rankings, as a consequence of Rashid’s unimpressive showing in the three matches against UAE held recently during which he took only four wickets
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Pakistan women’s cricketers Nida Dar and Muneeba Ali achieved career-high numbers in the ICC T20I players’ rankings following their record-breaking performances in the ongoing T20 World Cup.
Although Pakistan fail to progress into the semifinal stage of the tournament, Dar and Muneeba made record feats during the event.
Muneeba scored 102 not out against Ireland on February 15 to become the first T20I centurion of Pakistan while Dar levelled with West Inides’ Anisa Mohammad as the joint-leading wicket-taker in T20 internationals.
In the latest rankings updates by the ICC, Muneeba jumped 10 places to a career-best 64th position on the T20I batters’ list.
Veteran Dar also moved two places on the all-rounders’ list to reach a new career-high mark.
It may be noted here that Dar has an opportunity to breach the 125 wickets mark and go past Anisa when Pakistan face England in their last match of the T20 megaevent today.
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DUBAI: Indian cricket team displaced Australia from the top spot in the Test rankings to become the No.1 ranked team across all formats.
According to the ICC Ranking team rankings update, released on Wednesday, India jumped ahead of Australia to claim the top position on the list of Test teams with 115 rating points.
India, who were already the No.1 ranked side in One-Day and T20 internationals rankings, made their claim to Test supremacy after they crushed Australia by an inning and 132 runs in the first Test of the four-match series in Nagpur.
It is for the first time that India has achieved top rankings across every format of the game at the same time.
However, to hold on to their first position in the Test rankings, India need to win the second Test in Delhi against Australia – placed second on the list with 111 rating points.
It may be noted here that India sealed the top spot in ODIs last month after they clean-swept the consecutive ODI series at home. They first whitewashed Sri Lanka in a three-match series before sweeping New Zealand 3-0.
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DUBAI: Indian pacer Mohammed Siraj claimed the No.1 spot on the ICC ODI bowlers rankings for the very first time following his sensational run in recent home matches against Sri Lanka and New Zealand.
After India topped the ODI team rankings following a 3-0 series sweep over New Zealand, Indian players also made giant strides on the ICC ODI players rankings.
In the latest players rankings update, released by the International Cricket Council on Wednesday, Siraj dethroned New Zealand seamer Trent Boult from the no.1 spot on the ODI bowlers’ list with a narrow lead over second-placed Australia’s Josh Hazlewood
Witnessing a dip in his ratings, Boult went down to the third place with 708 points, while Hazlewood retained his position with only two points behind Siraj’s 729.
Meanwhile, in-form Indian batter Shubmann Gill made a staggering jump of 20 spots to sixth overall on the ODI batters’ list following a spectacular double hundred and a century against New Zealand at home.
Pakistan’s skipper Babar Azam, however, continued to rule the ODI batting rankings, followed by South Africa’s Rassie van der Dussen and Quinton De Kock on second and third, respectively.
Coming back to Siraj, his remarkable rise in ODI cricket last year also earned him a place in the ICC Men’s ODI Team of the Year, announced on Tuesday.
The 28-year-old has collected 37 wickets from 20 matches since February 2022, when he returned to India’s ODI set-up after three years hiatus.
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DUBAI: Star batter and India’s former captain Virat Kohli has improved his rankings on the ICC ODI batter’s list after a phenomenal run in the recent series against Sri Lanka.
Kohli smashed two centuries while gathering a staggering 283 runs from three innings during the series and climbed two spots to fourth overall with 750 points on the latest ODI batter’s rankings.
Pakistan captain Babar Azam, however, retained his top spot with 887 rating points followed by second-placed Rassie van der Dussen (766) and third-placed Quinton de Kock (759).
With three ODI matches at home against New Zealand, starting today, Kohli has a golden chance to make further leaps on the list.
Meanwhile, other Indian players, Shubman Gill, Mohammed Siraj and Kuldeep Yadav were also rewarded for their performances against Sri Lanka.
“Gill hit a century and a fifty during the series and his 207 runs at an average of 69 helped the opener improve 10 spots to 26th overall on the rankings for ODI batters.” said ICC in a media release on Wednesday.
However, Siraj jumped a massive 15 spots to third, with a career-best rating of 685 points, on the latest ODI bowler rankings following his nine wickets in the series. Kuldeep, meanwhile, moved seven places to 21st on the list.
Mohammad Nawaz was the big mover for Pakistan, with the left-arm spinner improving 12 spots to 28th on the list for bowlers after collecting six wickets in the New Zealand ODIs.
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DUBAI: Pakistan’s experienced all-rounder Nida Dar got the reward of her consistent performances in the ODIs as she achieved her career-high rankings after the latest update by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
Following a gritty half-century against Australia in the first ODI, Dar has achieved a career-high ninth rank in the all-rounder rankings with 225 rating points, while she also jumped four places to clinch the 35th spot in the batting rankings.
Notably, Dar scored 59 off just 88 balls, hitting five fours and a six. However, her all-round efforts were not enough as Pakistan succumbed to a frustrating defeat against Australia in the first ODI.
“Dar’s efforts may not have been enough in the first ODI to overcome the hosts, who cruised to an eight-wicket win in Brisbane, but the 36-year-old showed why she remains as the only Pakistan women’s player to sit in a top-ten spot across the three ODI ranking classifications,” said ICC in a press release.
It is pertinent to mention that Pakistan will take on Australia in the second ODI of the ongoing series on Saturday.
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DUBAI: Pakistan’s rising batting star, Saud Shakeel, made a big move in the latest ICC Test batter’s tanking as he jumped twenty spots to secure 30th place on the list.
In the latest update of the ICC players ranking on Wednesday, middle-order batter Saud was rewarded for his scintillating performance in the recently-concluded two-match series against New Zealand.
He scored his maiden century in the first innings of the second Test. The left-handed batter has so far made 580 runs with help of five fifties and a lone ton in the five matches he played since his debut in December last year.
Another big mover on the list was Australia’s, Usman Khawaja, who smashed an unbeaten 195 in the third and final Test against South Africa, as he moved to the 8th spot.
Pakistan’s all-format captain Babar Azam, however, retained his third spot with Marnus Labuschange at the top followed by second-placed Steve Smith.
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DUBAI: India’s hard-hitting batter Suryakumar Yadav retained the top spot in the ICC Men’s T20I Batting Rankings, while Pakistan captain Babar Azam jumped to the third rank in the latest rankings, announced on Wednesday.
Following his magnificent half-century against New Zealand in the first semi-final of the T20 World Cup, Azam made significant raise in his ratings, which bolstered him to clinch the third spot.
Whereas, following a dismal show in the semi-final against Pakistan, New Zealand’s Devon Conway slipped a spot to take the fourth position.
Yadav, on the other hand, who became the No.1 T20I batter after a superb showing in the Super 12 stage of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, smashing three half-centuries in five innings managed to amass his career-best ratings of 869 points.
The right-handed batter’s ratings, however, dropped to 859 points following his 14-run knock against England in the second semi-final.
Despite a dip in the rating points, Yadav managed to retain his top spot as the rest of the batters in his vicinity failed to produce an extraordinary knock.
Besides Yadav, Babar and Conway, Mohammad Rizwan and Aiden Markram are the remaining batters in the top five as the latter two managed to hold on to their second and fifth positions respectively.
In the bowling charts, England’s spinner Adil Rashid made a significant rise as the leg-spinner gained five spots to move up to No 3, while his compatriot Sam Curran jumped two spots to claim the fifth position.
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DUBAI: Indian batter Suryakumar Yadav has moved closer to Pakistan batter Mohammad Rizwan, who retained the No.1 spot in the latest T20I rankings despite losing crucial points.
According to the ranking updates released by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday, Rizwan kept his top position on the T20I batters’ list with a difference of just 16 rating points between him and No.2 ranked Suryakumar.
Meanwhile, Pakistan captain Babar Azam remained in the third spot with 801 rating points on the latest T20I rankings.
Rizwan remained the leading run-scorer of the recently concluded home series against England with 316 runs, however, he missed the sixth game and fell cheaply in the final T20I which resulted in a drop in his ratings.
Suryakumar, on the other hand, had a phenomenal run with the bat in the past week as well since he scored two half-centuries in the T20I series against South Africa.
In T20I bowlers’ rankings, Sri Lanka’s Wanindu Hasaranga jumped to the third position while Adam Zampa also moved a spot since South Africa’s Tabraiz Shamsi dropped two spots to the fifth position.
Australia’s Josh Hazelwood remained at the top followed by Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan in the second on the T20I bowlers’ list.
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