Gill Regains No. 1 ODI Ranking, Sooryavanshi Makes Big Leap

DUBAI-India’s dominance in the latest ICC rankings was underlined on July 28 as India opener Shubman Gill regained the No. 1 spot among ODI batters, while 15-year-old India batter Vaibhav Sooryavanshi emerged as the biggest mover in the T20I batting rankings after a breakthrough series against Zimbabwe.

Fresh off India’s 3-0 clean sweep in Harare, Sooryavanshi enjoyed a spectacular leap of 230 places to break into the top 50 of the T20I batting rankings for the first time. The teenager climbed to a career-best 48th with 536 rating points after scoring 151 runs at an average of 50.33 and earning his maiden Player of the Series award.

Despite the youngster’s rapid ascent, India wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan retained the No. 1 spot in the T20I batting rankings. Kishan, who struck a commanding 81 during the Zimbabwe series, now has 910 rating points after briefly touching a career-high 916 during the contest. That peak placed him third on the all-time T20I batting ratings list, behind India opener Abhishek Sharma (931) and England batter Dawid Malan (919).

India also made gains elsewhere in the T20I rankings. Batter Tilak Varma advanced two places to sixth, while batter Shreyas Iyer climbed seven positions to 24th. Leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi also surged 31 places to 41st in the T20I bowling rankings after claiming three wickets in the Zimbabwe series.

In the 50-over format, Gill reclaimed the No. 1 ODI batting ranking after New Zealand batter Daryl Mitchell slipped from the top spot. Mitchell had held the No. 1 ranking since January, but his absence from recent international cricket allowed Gill to return to the summit. (IANS)