Mohammed Siraj attains top spot in ICC ODI rankings

NEW DELHI: Indian fast bowler Mohammed Siraj has achieved the remarkable feat of securing the number one position in the ICC ODI bowling rankings. Siraj's exceptional performance in the ongoing World Cup has propelled him to the top spot.

In eight matches, Siraj has taken a total of 10 wickets while maintaining an impressive economy rate of 5.23, surpassing South African spinner Keshav Maharaj.



Among his Indian counterparts, pacer Jasprit Bumrah has climbed three places to the eighth position, and Mohammed Shami has surged seven places to claim the 10th spot in the rankings.

The left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav has also made significant progress, moving up three places to secure the fourth position, while fellow spinner Ravindra Jadeja has advanced eight positions to reach the 19th spot in the ODI bowling rankings.

India opener Shubman Gill has dethroned Pakistan's captain Babar Azam to claim the coveted top position in the ODI batter rankings. Gill's ascent to the pinnacle of ODI batting rankings is the result of his impressive performance during India's ongoing campaign in the World Cup.

With this achievement, Gill joins an elite group of just four Indian cricketers who have reached the No. 1 ranking for ODI batters, following the footsteps of cricket legends Sachin Tendulkar, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, and Virat Kohli.

The right-hander has contributed scores of 92 against Sri Lanka and 23 against South Africa over the last week, and amassed a total of 219 runs from six innings at the ongoing tournament.

Babar has totalled 282 runs from eight knocks at the World Cup and dropped six rating points below Gill into second place as his reign of more than two years as the No.1 ranked ODI batter in the world came to an end.

Among other Indian batters, Virat Kohli has risen to fourth place following his sensational run in the World Cup, while skipper Rohit Sharma is placed sixth.

Kohli is currently India's highest run-scorer, amassing 543 in eighth innings at an average of 108.60, including two centuries and four fifties.

Kohli is one rating point ahead of third-placed Quinton de Kock of South Africa. Middle-order batter Shreyas Iyer also rose 17 spots to be placed 18th in the rankings.

Pakistan opener Fakhar Zaman (up three spots to 11th) and Afghanistan counterpart Ibrahim Zadran (up six spots to 12th) also made good ground.

Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan is leading the all-rounders' chart, while Jadeja is the highest-ranked Indian at the 10th spot.

Jadeja is India's third-highest wicket-taker in the competition so far, scalping 14 wickets from eight matches at a good economy rate of 3.76, including a five-for. With the bat, he has piled up 111 runs in four innings at an average of 55.50.

Hardik Pandya, who will miss the remainder of the tournament after suffering an ankle injury in India's fourth match against Bangladesh, is down to 13th position.

(With PTI Inputs)