Prior to the ICC World Cup, which starts on October 5, Indian speedster Mohammed Siraj on Wednesday rose eight spots to retake the top spot in the ODI bowler rankings. Siraj topped the bowling rankings chart thanks to his onslaught in the Asia Cup final, which resulted in Sri Lanka being dismissed for 50. Siraj has regained the No. 1 ranking that he lost to Josh Hazlewood in March of this year with the Asia Cup-winning spell of 6/21. At the conclusion of the competition, Siraj had 10 wickets at an average of 12.2. In the rankings, he has surpassed bowlers like Trent Boult, Rashid Khan, and Mitchell Starc.
The Afghan spin duo of Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Rashid Khan also improved their rankings to No. 4 and No. 5 respectively. They were the only others to go up in the top 10.
Outside that space, South Africa’s Keshav Maharaj showed tremendous rise after returning from his injury.
Maharaj helped the Proteas become just the fifth side to win a five-match ODI series after losing the first two games against the ‘Baggy Greens’.