DTVHINDIShaheen Afridi becomes number 1 ODI bowler after latest ranking, read big news
Shaheen has got 696 rating points. Shaheen Afridi (Photo Source: Getty Images) ICC Men’s ODI Bowling Rankings: After the release of the latest ICC rankings, Pakistan cricket team’s fast bowler Shaheen Afridi has got a big advantage in the ODI format. He has now become the number 1 bowler in ODIs. It is noteworthy that Shaheen had recently played an important role in Pakistan’s 2-1 victory against Australia. So now Shaheen has got the benefit of excellent bowling in ranking also. Shaheen currently has 696 rating points, and he is at number one. At the second position is former captain of Afghanistan cricket team and all-rounder Rashid Khan. Rashid currently has 687 rating points. Whereas South African spinner Keshav Maharaj is at third place with 674 rating points. Apart from Shaheen, fast bowler Haris Rauf has also got a big advantage in the category of bowlers in ODI. Rauf has reached number 13 after achieving his career best ranking with a jump of 9 points. On the other hand, in the batsmen’s category, West Indies captain Shai Hope has reached the top 10 in the ODI format after almost 18 months. Hope had recently performed brilliantly in the ODI series against England. He has gained two places and reached 10th position with 665 rating points. T20 series between Australia and Pakistan starts from 14th November Also, let us tell you that after the ODI series, now the three-match T20 series between Australia and Pakistan is going to start from Wednesday, November 14. The first match of this series will be played at The Gabba ground in Brisbane. It will be worth watching how the fast bowling attack of Pakistan cricket team is going to perform in this match.
ICC Ranking Update: Number one crown snatched from India, Australia reaches top again
Australia and Team India. (Image Source: X) The International Cricket Council (ICC) has released the annual update of Test, ODI and T-20 rankings on Friday, May 3. After this update, India has lost the number-1 crown in Test format. Australia, which defeated India in the final of the World Test Championship (WTC) 2021-23, has now reached number one in the Test rankings. Although India’s dominance continues in ODI and T20, Team India remains at number one in both these formats. After this annual update of ICC, Australia has 124 rating in the Test format, while India is at second position with 120 rating. England is at third position with 105 rating points. Australia’s team again reached number one in test format There has been no change of any kind in the Test rankings from fourth to ninth position. South Africa’s team (103) is at fourth position, New Zealand (96) at 5th, Pakistan (89) at 6th, Sri Lanka (83) at 7th, West Indies (82) at 8th and Bangladesh (53) at 9th. Let us tell you that in the latest rankings, all results between May 2021 and May 2023 have been given 50 percent weightage, while those in the next 12 months – which also includes Australia’s World Test Championship final win – have been given 100 percent weightage. Talking about ODI ranking, after the latest update, India is at first position with 122 ratings while Australia is at second position with 116 ratings. India has a lead of 6 rating points. In this list, South Africa has come close to Australia with 112 ratings, it is at third position. While Pakistan is in the top-5 with 106 and New Zealand 101 ratings. After ICC’s annual update, India is at the top position in the T-20 rankings with 264 ratings. Here too Australia is at second position. He has 257 rating points. England, which is at third position, has 252 rating points. South Africa (250) has jumped two places to fourth from sixth and is just two ratings behind England, while Pakistan (247) has lost two places and is now at seventh. Scotland (192) has overtaken Zimbabwe (191) to reach 12th position. see here ICC’s updated ranking
Laura Wolvaardt reaches top-5 in ICC Women’s ODI Batting Rankings after playing a century in the second ODI against Sri Lanka
Laura Wolvaardt played a brilliant inning of 110 runs in the second ODI against Sri Lanka. Laura Wolvaardt. (Photo Source: ICC) South Africa women’s cricket team captain Laura Wolvaardt has reached the top-5 in the ICC Women’s ODI Batting Rankings. Let us tell you that Wolfert had played a brilliant century in the second ODI match against Sri Lanka, due to which he has benefited in this ranking. It is noteworthy that currently Sri Lankan women’s cricket team is on South Africa tour. Currently, a three-match ODI series is going on between the two teams here. So in the first match of this series, Wulfert had played an inning of 41 runs, but in the second ODI match, this opening batsman performed brilliantly and played a brilliant inning of 110* runs in 141 balls with the help of 6 fours. So, after this performance, Wolfert has got a big advantage in the women’s category in the latest ICC ODI rankings. Wulfert has currently reached 5th position. She has replaced Alice Perry of Australia who was previously at this position. Wulfert currently has 695 rating points. Also, let us tell you that before this she has achieved the first position in the ICC ODI rankings in the past. So in this list, England’s Nat Seaver Brunt is at number one with 764 rating points. So Sri Lanka’s Chamari Atapattu is at second place and Australia’s Beth Mooney is at third place. Also, there is only one Indian female player present in the top-5. Smriti Mandhana remains at fourth position with 396 rating points. Third ODI between South Africa and Sri Lanka on 17 April So, if we tell you about the ongoing ODI series between South Africa and Sri Lanka women’s cricket team, the third and decisive match of this series will be played on Wednesday, April 17 at Senvas Park, Potchefstroom. There was no result in the first match of the ODI series, whereas in the second ODI match, South Africa won by 7 wickets.
ICC announced 2023 ODI Team of the Year, Rohit made captain, six Indians got place
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has recently announced the ODI team of the year 2023. ICC has chosen Rohit Sharma as the captain of this ODI team, while Pat Cummins, the captain of the World Cup 2023 winning team, has also not been included in this team. The reason behind this is that he did not play much ODI cricket in 2023. Most of the players of Team India have got place in this team. A total of 6 Indian players including Rohit Sharma have got a place in this team. Two players each from South Africa and Australia are part of this team. At the same time, a player from New Zealand has got a place in it. Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj and Kuldeep Yadav have been selected from India. Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill have got a place as openers in this team. Virat and Rohit batted well in the year 2023 Talking about Rohit Sharma, he has scored 1255 runs in the entire year at an average of more than 52. During this period, his highest score was 131, which he made against Afghanistan in the ODI World Cup 2023. Whereas Virat had scored 1377 runs in 2023. He was the highest run scorer in the ODI World Cup. Apart from this, batsman Travis Head and spinner Adam Zampa of World Cup 2023 winning team Australia have got a place. At the same time, Heinrich Klaasen and Marco Jansen of South Africa are part of this team. Klaasen is the wicketkeeper batsman of this team. At the same time, New Zealand’s only batsman Daryl Mitchell is in this team. Let us tell you that, most of the players who have been included in this team by ICC had performed well during the World Cup 2023. ICC ODI Team of the Year 2023 Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Travis Head, Daryl Mitchell, Heinrich Klaasen (wicketkeeper), Marco Jansen, Adam Zampa, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav and Mohammed Shami.
