ICC Rankings and its musical chairs continue. Just a day ahead of the India vs New Zealand (IND vs NZ) World Cup semi-finals, Keshav Maharaj has replaced Mohammed Siraj as the World Number 1 ODI bowler. Last week, Siraj replaced Shaheen Afridi to take the top spot in the rankings.
Just last week Mohammed Siraj was crowned as the World’s Number 1 ODI bowler but 6 days later, as per the ICC’s new and revised rankings update, Siraj has gone down a place while South Africa’s Keshav Maharaj has taken the top spot.
Since the last update last Wednesday, Maharaj picked up seven wickets in three matches, which included a four-for against New Zealand in Pune. He was one of the very few bowlers who troubled India, returning figures of 1/30 when the hosts scored 326. In the final group stage game, the left-arm spinner scalped two wickets against Afghanistan.
Siraj, who scalped six wickets in India’s last three matches, isn’t too far behind Maharaj with only three rating points separating the two. His compatriots Jasprit Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav occupy two of the three remaining spots in the Top 5.
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The Indian Cricket Team continues to dominate the ICC Rankings. Despite Siraj dropping a place in the ODI standings, India’s 2 other bowlers continue to shine with their brilliance. Jasprit Bumrah rose 2 places from the 6th spot to the 4th spot while ace spinner Kuldeep Yadav who was placed 7th in the standings, has now risen to the 5th spot in the Bowler’s ODI rankings.
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As for the batting unit, Virat Kohli has dropped a place in the World’s ODI batsman’s list. While Shubman Gill tops the charts, on the other hand, Kohli is now placed 4th in the list. India Cricket Team skipper Rohit Sharma has retained his 5th spot in the rankings.
