Gill rises to fifth spot, Kishan jumps nine places

DUBAI: India’s top order batter Shubman Gill rose to fifth position while fellow opener Ishan Kishan jumped nine places to be placed at 36th in the latest ICC Men’s ODI Player Rankings for batters, released on Wednesday. Gill and Ishan were among India’s most prominent performers with the bat during India 2-1 ODI series triumph over the West Indies recently, with the pair combining for 310 runs over the three matches. Gill improved two places to fifth overall in the batter’s chart led by Pakistan skipper Babar Azam. The Indian batter rose to 743 rating points on the back of his excellent series against the West Indies and has third-placed Fakhar Zaman (755) and fourth-placed Imam-ul-Haq (745) well within his sight. On the other hand, Kishan earned a new career-best rating of 589 while experienced all-rounder Hardik Pandya improved 10 places to equal 71st following his efforts against the West Indies. IANS

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