Gill secures fourth spot in ODI batting rankings

India’s star batter Suryakumar Yadav extended his stay at the top of ICC Men’s T20I Player Rankings, while Shubman Gill (743 rating points) moved one spot up to claim fourth position in ODI Rankings released by International Cricket Council on Wednesday. Suryakumar continued his stay at the No.1 position despite the fact he is sitting out the series against Ireland. While Pakistan’s Babar Azam and Imam Ul Haq occupy the first and third spots respectively, there has been no change for Indian mainstays Virat Kohli (ninth) and captain Rohit Sharma (11th). In Tests, Indian spin duo of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja are world’s No 1 bowler and all-rounder, respectively. There is more joy for India in the T20I bowler rankings, with Ravi Bishnoi improving 17 places to equal 65th following consecutive two-wicket hauls against the Irish, while star pacer Jasprit Bumrah jumps seven spots to 84th following an impressive return from injury. Ireland batter Andrew Balbirnie is up four places to 61st position after scoring 72 in the second match against India while Curtis Campher is up 10 places to 70th. In the ODI Rankings, Babar Azam (880 rating points) leads South Africa hard-hitter Rassie van der Dussen (777), with Imam (752) closing in on second place following his 17th half-century in international ODI cricket.