Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma continued to dominate the ODI batting rankings.© AFP
Indian captain Virat Kohli retained first place in the ICC men’s ODI batting rankings, while Rohit Sharma, despite missing the recently concluded 50-year series with a hamstring injury, retained second place in classification, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said in a statement Thursday. The Indian team led by Kohli lost the series 2-1, but the Indian captain managed to make his mark on the series by scoring two half centuries that helped solidify his position at the top of the batting table. Kohli has 870 rating points to his name and is closely followed by Rohit who has 847 points.
The only change in the top five, among hitters, is Australia’s limited overs captain Aaron Finch, who led his team from the front and finished the three-game series as the leading scorer for runs with 249 runs, including a century and two half centuries. Finch achieved a career-best 791 qualifying points, bringing him to fifth place, one spot below the career-best qualifying he had achieved during last year’s ODI World Cup in June 2019.
Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya, playing as a specialized hitter, had a great outing, scoring 210 runs in three innings. His impressive show helped him achieve his career best qualifying points and enter the top 50 in the ODI hitters rankings. It is ranked 49th with 553 rating points.
David Warner, despite missing the last ODI through injury, did enough to earn a spot and finish seventh with 773 points.
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India’s Jasprit Bumrah dropped a spot to finish third, with 700 qualifying points, just one point behind second-placed Mujeeb Ur Rahman of Afghanistan.
Australia’s fast bowler Josh Hazlewood, who took six wickets in the ODI series, climbed one spot to secure sixth rank. His compatriot Adam Zampa, who was the most successful bowler in the ODI series with seven wickets, achieved his career best rating of 623 points, helping him break into the top 20 for the first time in his career and climb to the fourteenth position.
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