Babar took advantage of Virat Kohli. (Photo- PTI)
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has released the new batsman ranking of ODI format, in which a big upheaval has been seen. Former Indian captain Rohit Sharma occupies the number one position with 781 points. But Pakistan’s star batsman Babar Azam has suffered a big loss due to his poor form, due to which Indian star Virat Kohli has also benefited without playing any match. This change has surprised everyone.
Babar took advantage of Virat Kohli
After Rohit, Afghanistan’s Ibrahim Zadran is at second place with 764 points in the latest ODI rankings. Daryl Mitchell of New Zealand remains at third position with 746 points. Indian captain Shubman Gill remains at fourth position with 745 points. At the same time, Virat Kohli is now placed at fifth position with 725 points. The special thing is that after the ODI series played against Australia, he has not played any ODI match nor has there been any change in his points, despite this he has reached the top-5. He was at number six in the last ranking.
Actually, Babar Azam, who is struggling with bad form, has lost 2 places. His marks have now increased to 709, due to which he has moved from 5th to 7th position. That means along with Virat, Charith Asalanka of Sri Lanka has also gained 1 place. From number 7 he has now reached sixth place. On the other hand, Ireland’s Harry Tector is in eighth place with 708 points. Indian batsman Shreyas Iyer also remains at ninth position with 700 points.
Rashid Khan number-1 bowler
Rashid Khan remains at the first position in the ODI ranking of bowlers. Keshav Maharaj also remains at number two. At the same time, England’s star fast bowler Joffra Archer has come at third place with an increase of 2 places. Kuldeep Yadav has also moved from 7th to 6th. At present, Kuldeep Yadav is the only Indian bowler in the top 10. Apart from him, Ravindra Jadeja is at 13th and Mohammad Siraj is at 16th.