Former India skipper Rohit Sharma becomes No. 1 ODI Batter in ICC Rankings

Dubai [UAE], October 29 (ANI): Former India skipper Rohit Sharma created past connected Wednesday arsenic helium became the No. 1-ranked subordinate successful the ICC Men's ODI Batter Rankings for the archetypal clip successful his career.

Rohit roseate 2 spots and to the apical connected the backmost of his superb unbeaten period successful the 3rd and last ODI betwixt India and Australia successful Sydney, wherever helium led his broadside to an emphatic nine-wicket triumph successful style, arsenic reported by the ICC.

The experienced right-hander was successful a damaging temper alongside chap India fable Virat Kohli (74*) arsenic helium smashed 13 fours and 3 monolithic sixes connected his mode to scoring his 33rd ODI period for his country.

Rohit's efforts saw him overtake Afghanistan dasher Ibrahim Zadran and India teammate Shubman Gill arsenic helium claimed the apical ranking for batters successful ODI cricket for the precise archetypal time, with the 38-year-old having held a spot wrong the apical 10 for the bulk of the past decade.

The erstwhile skipper wasn't the lone India subordinate to marque immoderate crushed connected the updated rankings this week. Spinner Axar Patel was besides rewarded for a beardown crippled successful Sydney arsenic helium moved up successful some the bowling and all-rounder categories.

Axar jumped six places to 31st down No. 1-ranked Rashid Khan connected the database for ODI bowlers and improved 4 spots to eighth wide down Azmatullah Omarzai connected the rankings for ODI all-rounders.

Inside the apical 10 for ODI bowlers, determination are New Zealand spinner Mitchell Santner (up 3 rungs to fourth) and Australia seamer Josh Hazlewood (up 2 spots to eighth), who gained immoderate spots. At the aforesaid time, England right-hander Harry Brook improved 23 spots to determination to 25th wide connected the database for ODI batters.

There is besides immoderate question connected the latest Test rankings pursuing South Africa's awesome eight-wicket triumph implicit Pakistan successful Rawalpindi, with experienced spinner Keshav Maharaj the biggest beneficiary connected the backmost of his Player of the Match heroics.

Maharaj gained 9 places to get a caller career-high standing successful 13th spot connected the database for Test bowlers aft 9 wickets successful the Test, portion teammate Simon Harmer rises 26 spots to determination to 45th pursuing his six-wicket haul successful the 2nd innings of the aforesaid match.

South Africa duo Aiden Markram (up 2 spots to 15th) and Tony de Zorzi (up 7 places to adjacent 47th) were the large movers connected the rankings for Test batters pursuing the Rawalpindi Test, with compatriot Kagiso Rabada improving 8 rungs to determination to 11th connected the database for Test all-rounders.

There is immoderate joyousness for Pakistan arsenic skipper Shan Masood roseate 5 rungs to determination to adjacent 42nd connected the database for Test batters. At the aforesaid time, South Africa's ascendant show successful the archetypal T20I against the aforesaid absorption successful Rawalpindi has seen a big of players marque crushed connected the updated T20I rankings.

South Africa pacer Corbin Bosch jumped 40 places to 53rd and makes crushed connected the database for T20I bowlers, Pakistan's Mohammad Nawaz (up 8 spots to sixth) roseate successful the database for T20I all-rounders, portion in-form opener Saim Ayub (up 5 spots to 49th) ma moved up connected the batter rankings. (ANI)