New Delhi: Indian skipper Virat Kohli remained at No.3 on ICC's Player Rankings of ODI batsman released on Friday. Next on the list follows Rohit Sharma (12th) and Mahendra Singh Dhoni (13th), who too remain unchanged, however, Shikhar Dhawan dropped down to the 15th spot.South Africa's batsman AB de Villiers reconqured the position of 'No. 1 ODI batsman' in ICC's Player Rankings of ODI batsman, following his clinical performance in the recent ODI series against New Zealand.
Rank | Name | Country | Rating |
1 | A.B. de Villiers | SA | 875 |
2 | D.A. Warner | AUS | 871 |
3 | V. Kohli | IND | 852 |
4 | J.E. Root | ENG | 787 |
5 | F. du Plessis | SA | 781 |
6 | Q. de Kock | SA | 780 |
7 | M.J. Guptill | NZ | 777 |
8 | K.S. Williamson | NZ | 758 |
9 | Babar Azam | PAK | 733 |
9 | S.P.D. Smith | AUS | 733 |
Scoring a total of 262 runs in the series against the Kiwis helped AB surpass Aussie opener David Warner to finish top, a position he had lost two months back to Indian skipper Virat Kohli. He now has 875 points, which is four more than the Australian and 23 more than Kohli.Following their Carribean tour, England batsmen Joe Root and Alex Hales reached their career best rankings of four and 16 respectively.
On the bowler's list, South Africa's Imran Tahir remains at No.1 followed by Sunil Narine of West Indies. Tahir's team-mate, Kagiso Rabada is the new entrant into the top-five spot. For India, Akshar Patel seemed to be best-ranked with his position at No.11.
Rank | Name | Country | Rating |
1 | Imran Tahir | SA | 750 |
2 | S.P. Narine | WI | 700 |
2 | M.A. Starc | AUS | 700 |
4 | T.A. Boult | NZ | 697 |
5 | K. Rabada | SA | 686 |
6 | J.R. Hazlewood | AUS | 684 |
7 | Mohammad Nabi | AFG | 653 |
8 | Shakib Al Hasan | BAN | 643 |
9 | C.R. Woakes | ENG | 636 |
10 | M.J. Henry | NZ | 619 |
The rankings have taken into account, 15 ODIs including West Indies' 3-0 loss to England, Afghanistan's 3-2 win over Zimbabwe and Ireland's 2-0 verdict over the United Arab Emirates.
(with inputs from PTI)
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