Indian stalwarts Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul all rose in the latest ICC ODI rankings, while Shubman Gill continued to hold onto his number 1 crown in the latest set of rankings released on Tuesday. Ahead of the two semifinals of the World Cup 2023, the musical chairs for the top spots in men’s batsmen and bowlers’ rankings continued as Mohammed Siraj lost the number 1 crown he has taken over from Pakistan ace Shaheen Shah Afridi. South African spin wizard Keshav Maharaj replaced Siraj at the top of the pile, while the Indian slipped to second place, just three ranking points behind the veteran spinner.
After replacing Babar Azam as the world’s number 1 ranked ODI batter, Shubman smashed a fifty against the Netherlands to hold onto the numero uno spot. Behind him, the Pakistan skipper remains in second place trailing Gill by 8 rating points. South African wicketkeeper batter is in third place while fellow Indian legends Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma complete the top five, after their respective half-centuries as the Indian captain rose one spot in the latest rankings.
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Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul hit centuries against the Netherlands and were duly rewarded as Iyer jumped five spots in the ODI batters’ rankings, going level with Fakhar Zaman in the 13th spot after hitting his maiden World Cup century.
KL Rahul jumped from 24th spot to 17th place, after his hundred.
Elsewhere, Maharaj displaced Siraj at the top of the ODI bowlers’ rankings with 726 rating points, while the Indian is in second place with 723 points.
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Adam Zampa is in third place, and the spinner is followed by fellow Indians Jasprit Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav who both jumped two spots each to find their place in the top five.
India are set to lock horns with New Zealand in the World Cup semifinal 1 on November 15, while Australia will meet South Africa in semifinal 2 on November 16 with plenty more movement expected in the rankings next week.
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