Shubman Gill, Mohammed Siraj claim top spots at ICC Men's Batting Rankings

NEW DELHI: India's young opener Shubman Gill has overtaken Pakistan captain Babar Azam as the World No 1 batter in ODIs in the latest MRF Tyres ICC Men's Batting Rankings.

Gill is just the fourth player from India after Sachin Tendulkar, Mahendra Singh Dhoni Dhoni and Virat Kohli to hold the No.1 ODI batter ranking.

The right-hander smashed 92 against Sri Lanka and made 23 against South Africa in India's last two games, for a total of 219 runs from six innings so far in World Cup 2023.

The rise of Gill to the top and the big jump of former captain Kohli to fourth on the latest ODI batter rankings comes on a massive day for India, who also had fast bowler Mohammed Siraj climb to the top of the list for ODI bowlers on the back of his 10 wickets at the World Cup.

Siraj improves two spots to regain his crown as the No.1 ranked ODI bowler, while teammates Kuldeep Yadav (up three places to fourth), Jasprit Bumrah (up three spots to eighth) and Mohammed Shami (up seven places to 10th) are all nestled within the top 10.

South Africa spinner Keshav Maharaj (up two spots to second) and Australia counterpart Adam Zampa (up six places to third) are other big movers inside the top 10, while last week's No.1 ranked ODI bowler Shaheen Afridi drops four places to equal fifth alongside fellow seamer Josh Hazlewood. Agencies

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