ODI Ranking: Shubman Gill Climbs to Fourth Place, Markram makes the biggest leap in ICC Men's ODI Player Rankings

Apr 06, 2023

ODI Ranking: Shubman Gill Climbs to Fourth Place, Markram makes the biggest leap in ICC Men's ODI Player Rankings Image

Indian cricketer Shubman Gill has moved up one spot to reach the fourth position in the ICC Men's ODI Player Rankings. The change comes due to the week's results and movements in the rankings. Gill has reached a career-best batting ranking of No. 4 with 738 points, placing him behind Babar Azam (887) of Pakistan, Rassie van der Dussen (777) of South Africa, and Imam-ul Haq (740) of Pakistan.

South Africa's Aiden Markram also made significant gains in the rankings after hitting a career-best 175 against the Netherlands over the past week. He gained 13 spots to reach 41st position in the batting rankings and 16 places to 32nd in the all-rounders' list, another career-best feat in each. South Africa beat the Dutch 2-0 in their three-match series in Johannesburg, edging closer to automatic qualification for the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup in India later this year.

The Netherlands batters also made good progress in the rankings, with Max O'Dowd, Vikramjit Singh, and Teja Ndiamanuru making notable gains. New Zealand's Henry Nicholls and Will Young also climbed the rankings after their 2-0 series victory over Sri Lanka.

Meanwhile, Matt Henry stood out for the Black Caps, jumping five slots to land on the fifth spot in the bowling rankings from number 10. South Africa's Sisanda Magala also made a significant leap of 35 places to reach his career-best number 165th after taking eight wickets in two matches, including a maiden five-wicket haul against the Netherlands.

In the ICC Men's T20I Player Rankings, Bangladesh's Litton Das has risen one spot to reach the 21st position, his highest career ranking so far, while Sri Lanka's Kariyawasa Asalanka has jumped 12 spots to tie with Scotland's George Munsey for 23rd place. Ireland's batters also made significant gains after their 2-1 series defeat to Bangladesh, with captain Paul Stirling leading from the front with a five-spot rise to 29th place. His teammates, Harry Tector and Curtis Campher, also rose to 87th and 100th, respectively.

Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan remains the number one T20I all-rounder while going up one spot in the batting rankings to 62nd place. In the bowling rankings, Maheesh Theekshana has risen three spots to 10th, while Bangladesh's Taskin Ahmed has gone up three places to 36th.