Rohit Sharma moves into top five in ODI rankings
Dubai, De 18 (IBNS) : India opener Rohit Sharma has moved up to grab fifth position among batsmen in the MRF Tyres ICC ODI Player Rankings after the three-match series against Sri Lanka which India wrapped up 2-1 on Sunday with an emphatic eight-wicket victory in the final ODI in Visakhapatnam.
Sharma has gained two slots and it is the first time that he has crossed the 800-point mark. Though he has enjoyed a career-high ranking of third in February 2016, he reached a personal high of 825 points after the second match in Mohali when he struck an unbeaten 208, his third ODI double-century. He has ended the series with 816 points.
Rohit’s opening partner Shikhar Dhawan, named player of the series, too has gained one slot to reach 14th position after aggregating 168 runs including an unbeaten 100 in Visakhapatnam. Dhawan had slammed 68 in the second match, figuring in a 115-run opening stand with Sharma.
Among their bowlers, leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal has moved up 23 places to take 28th place after finishing with six wickets in the series, Chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav has moved up 16 places to take a career-best 56th slot while all-rounder Hardik Pandya has gained 10 slots to also reach a career-best 45th position.
For the visiting side, Upul Tharanga has gained 15 places to reach 36th position among batsmen with his current tally of 571 points his highest in five years. Niroshan Dickwella has gained seven places to take 37th position.
Pace bowler Suranga Lakmal (up 14 places to 22nd) and all-rounder Angelo Mathews (up nine places to 45th) have moved up in the list for bowlers.
There has been no change of positions in the MRF Tyres ICC ODI Team Rankings. India could have overtaken South Africa to take top position with a 3-0 win but that was ruled out early as they lost the opening match on a seaming track in Dharamsala.
Meanwhile, fifth-ranked New Zealand (111 points) take on ninth-ranked Windies (77 points) in a three-match ODI series after having clinched a preceding two-Test series 2-0.
Though New Zealand could lose as many as five ranking points if they go down 3-0 and the Windies could gain six points in such a scenario, there is not going to be any change in the ranking positions.
Series scenarios:
· New Zealand win 3-0: New Zealand 112 (+1); Windies 76 (-1)
· New Zealand win 2-1: New Zealand 110 (-1); Windies 78 (+1)
· Windies win 2-1: New Zealand 108 (-3); Windies 80 (+3)
· Windies win 3-0: New Zealand 106 (-5), Windies 83 (+6)
Captain Kane Williamson (10th) and Ross Taylor (15th) are the leading batsmen for New Zealand in terms of rankings, while Trent Boult (seventh) and Matt Henry (17th) are their best bowlers.
For the Windies, Chris Gayle is the top-ranked batsman (67th) in the absence of Marlon Samuels with captain Jason Holder (69th) next in the list. Holder is also their leading bowler in 27th position.
New Zealand v Windies ODI series itinerary:
20 December: 1st ODI, Whangarei
23 December: 2nd ODI, Christchurch
26 December: 3rd ODI, Christchurch
MRF Tyres ICC ODI Team Rankings (as on 18 December, after the India-Sri Lanka series and before the New Zealand-Windies series):
Rank Team Points
1. South Africa 121
2. India 119 (-1)
3. Australia 114
4. England 114
5. New Zealand 111
6. Pakistan 99
7. Bangladesh 92
8. Sri Lanka 84 (-1)
9. West Indies 77
10. Afghanistan 54
11. Zimbabwe 52
12. Ireland 41
MRF Tyres ICC ODI Player Rankings (as on 18 December, after the India-Sri Lanka series and before the New Zealand-Windies series):
BATTING (top 10)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Avge Highest Rating
1 ( - ) Virat Kohli Ind 876 55.74 889 v NZ at Kanpur 2017
2 ( - ) AB de Villiers SA 872 54.06 902 v NZ at Auckland 2015
3 ( - ) David Warner Aus 865 44.94 880 v Pak at Adelaide 2017
4 ( - ) Babar Azam Pak 846*! 58.60 846 v SL at Sharjah 2017
5 (+2) Rohit Sharma Ind 816 45.23 825 v SL at Mohali 2017
6 (-1) Quinton de Kock SA 808! 45.85 808 v Ban at East London 2017
7 (-1) Joe Root Eng 802 50.00 808 v Win at Bristol 2017
8 ( - ) Faf du Plessis SA 773 43.90 791 v SL at Cape Town 2017
9 ( - ) Hashim Amla SA 766 51.25 901 v Eng at Trent Bridge 2012
10 ( - ) Kane Williamson NZ 760 46.31 798 v SA at Centurion 2015
OTHER SELECTED RANKINGS
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Avge Highest Rating
12 ( - ) Martin Guptill NZ 728 42.71 789 v SA at Hamilton 2017
14 (+1) Shikhar Dhawan Ind 726 44.86 794 v SA at Melbourne 2015
15 (-1) Ross Taylor NZ 725 44.27 743 v Zim at Harare 2015
24 (+3) Angelo Mathews SL 632 41.85 707 v Eng at Colombo (RPS) 2014
36 (+15) Upul Tharanga SL 571 33.89 663 v NZ at Napier 2006
37= (+7) N. Dickwella SL 562* 33.63 605 v Ind at Pallekele 2017
BOWLING (top 10)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Avge Eco. Highest Rating
1 ( - ) Hasan Ali Pak 759*! 19.82 5.11 759 v SL at Sharjah 2017
2 ( - ) Imran Tahir SA 743 23.72 4.64 786 v SL at Johannesburg 2017
3 ( - ) Jasprit Bumrah Ind 729* 22.71 4.74 731 v SL at Mohali 2017
4 ( - ) Josh Hazlewood Aus 714 23.85 4.69 732 v Eng at Edgbaston 2017
5 ( - ) Kagiso Rabada SA 708 26.08 5.05 724 v Eng at Lord's 2017
6 ( - ) Mitchell Starc Aus 684 20.13 4.81 783 v NZ at Melbourne 2015
7 ( - ) Trent Boult NZ 671 26.21 5.04 766 v Ind at Delhi 2016
8 (+1) Rashid Khan Afg 649*! 14.48 3.91 649 v Ire at Sharjah 2017
9= (+1) Sunil Narine Win 646 26.46 4.12 791 v SL at Jamaica 2013
(+1) Liam Plunkett Eng 646! 30.22 5.77 646 v Win at Southampton 2017
OTHER SELECTED RANKINGS
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Avge Eco. Highest Rating
14 ( - ) Mitchell Santner NZ 628! 33.81 4.95 628 v Ind at Kanpur 2017
17 ( - ) Matt Henry NZ 597 25.26 5.62 675 v Aus at Hamilton 2016
22 (+14) Suranga Lakmal SL 574 30.52 5.39 592 v Ind at Dharamsala 2017
27 (-1) Jason Holder Win 558 33.62 5.47 605 v SL at Bulawayo 2016
28 (+23) Y. Chahal Ind 557*! 25.07 4.66 557 v SL at Visakhapatnam 2017
45= (+9) Angelo Mathews SL 508 34.21 4.61 649 v Ind at Trinidad 2013
(+10) Hardik Pandya Ind 508*! 35.48 5.56 508 v SL at Visakhapatnam 2017
56 (+16) Kuldeep Yadav Ind 467*! 24.77 4.88 467 v SL at Visakhapatnam 2017
63 (+11) Nuwan Pradeep SL 457* 42.60 6.01 464 v Ind at Dharamsala 2017
ALL-ROUNDERS (top five)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Highest Rating
1 ( - ) M. Hafeez Pak 352 438 v Ind at Kolkata 2013
2 ( - ) S. Al Hasan Ban 346 453 v Zim at Chittagong 2009
3 (+2) Angelo Mathews SL 321 427 v Eng at Colombo (RPS) 2014
4 (-1) M. Nabi Afg 316 349 v Ire at Greater Noida 2017
5 (-1) Ben Stokes Eng 293 299 v Win at Bristol 2017
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