Pacer Mohammed Siraj was on Wednesday dethroned from the highest spot by Australia’s Josh Hazlewood within the newest ICC rankings for ODI bowlers, because the Indian slipped to 3rd place.
Another Australian pacer, Mitchell Starc, who impressed in the course of the first two ODIs of the three-match collection in India, additionally moved as much as be a part of Siraj at joint third.
Siraj, who returned with spectacular figures of three/29 to assist India win the primary ODI in opposition to Australia, was costly within the second ODI freely giving 37 runs in three overs and consequently misplaced his place because the top-ranked bowler.
The right-arm pacer had copped the brunt of the assault by Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head in the course of the second ODI in Visakhapatnam. Siraj, who has had a profitable run throughout codecs in current previous, was topped because the world No. 1 bowler in ODIs in January this yr.
Starc claimed three wickets in Mumbai to stage Australia’s fightback whereas his 5/53 within the second ODI in Visakhapatnam powered the guests to a 10-wicket win.
Hazlewood, who missed the whole tour of India consisting 4 Tests and three ODIs, turned world No. 1 bowler in ODIs for the primary time ever.
“Hazlewood, whose career-best second position was attained for the first time in June 2017 and which he had kept since August 2022, is No. 1 in ODIs for the first time,” the ICC stated.
Mohammad Shami, who produced a match-winning spell in Mumbai, additionally moved 5 spots as much as attain to twenty eighth within the listing.
KL Rahul’s unbeaten 75, which helped India get well from a poor begin and win the primary ODI by 5 wickets, helped him transfer up three locations to get to the thirty ninth spot.
In the ODI rating amongst batters, India’s Shubman Gill — who made ‘marginal progress’ — and Virat Kohli remained fifth and seventh respectively, whereas captain Rohit Sharma moved up one place to ninth.
New Zealand’s Kane Williamson moved as much as the second spot amongst batters in Test cricket following his dominant present with the bat in opposition to Sri Lanka, with the previous skipper notching up scores of 1, 121 not out and 215 within the two-match collection which the Kiwis received 2-0.
With his sixth double ton in Tests, Williamson is now only one behind Kohli (seven) as gamers with most scores over 200.
Australia’s Marnus Labuschagne stays the highest ranked batter in Test cricket.
New Zealand’s left-handed batter Henry Nicholls, who made 200 not out within the Wellington Test and was concerned in an enormous 363-run stand with Williamson in what was Test cricket’s 2,five hundredth match, jumped up 20 spots to achieve to twenty seventh.
Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne occupies the tenth spot.
Source web site: sportstar.thehindu.com
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