Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah maintain pole positions in ICC ODI rankings

The latest rankings update takes into account performances from 2019 World Cup semi-finals and the final.

England maintained their top position in ODI rankings after winning the World Cup | Getty

India skipper Virat Kohli and speedster Jasprit Bumrah maintained their positions as numero uno ODI batsman and bowler in the latest released ICC rankings.

With 443 runs from nine innings including five consecutive fifties in the just-concluded ICC Cricket World Cup, Kohli remained at the pinnacle of ICC ODI batting rankings with 886 rating points. His limited-overs deputy Rohit Sharma retained the second spot with 881 rating points. Rohit was the highest run-scorer in the World Cup with 648 runs and five centuries to his name.

Players from England and New Zealand, champions and runners-up, have moved up in the rankings after playing a heart-stopping final at Lord’s on Sunday (July 14). The latest rankings update takes into account performances from 2019 World Cup semi-finals and the final.

Player-of-the-tournament Kane Williamson reached a career-high 799 points after his knock of 67 in the first semi-final against India at Old Trafford. He finished the tournament at 796 points, gaining two points from his two matches, while his compatriot Ross Taylor has ended the tournament in fifth place, having reached a career-best 841 rating points.

England all-rounder Ben Stokes has ended the tournament at a career-best 694 points, gaining five places and moving into the top 20 and to within two places of his career best of 18th two years ago. Opener Jason Roy’s 85 from 65 balls in the semi-final against Australia has helped him enter the top 10 for the first time.

Another notable gainer in the rankings for batsmen is Ravindra Jadeja, whose valiant knock of 77 against New Zealand has lifted him 24 places to 108th position. Australia’s Steve Smith and Alex Carey have gained two places each to reach 29th and 32nd positions, respectively.

In the rankings for bowlers, Bumrah is heading the list with 809 rating points. The Indian pacer picked up 18 wickets from 9 innings in the quadrennial event. He was lethal with the new ball and nailed his yorkers to perfection in the death overs. New Zealand’s left-arm pacre Trent Boult, who bagged 17 scalps in the World Cup, is placed at the second position with 740 rating points followed by South Africa’s Kagiso Rabada (694) and Australia’s Pat Cummins (693).

Chris Woakes’s efforts of 3/20 in the semi-final and 3/37 in the final have lifted him to a career-best 676 points and seventh place, just behind the sixth position he reached in April 2017. Joffra Archer has continued his steady climb, reaching the top 30 for the first time in his career, after finishing with 20 wickets in the World Cup. Kiwi seamer Matt Henry’s consistency has taken him back into the world’s top 10 as he took three wickets in the semis and one in the final. His previous best was fourth position in 2016.

Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan continues to lead the list of all-rounders but second-placed Stokes has reached a career-best 319 points.

As far as the team rankings is concerned – England have increased their lead over India to three points after their maiden World Cup triumph.

(With PTI inputs)

 
 

By Salman Anjum - 16 Jul, 2019

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