No matter how poorly Bangladesh did in the recent World Cup, their captain, Shakib Al Hasan, is still ranked as the best all-rounder by the ICC, which was released on Wednesday.
After the World Cup was over—Australia won their sixth title by beating hosts India in the final earlier this week—there haven’t been many changes to the top 10 ODI rankings for all-rounders. Bangladesh’s Shakib, a veteran player, still holds a comfortable lead at the top.
With 330 rating points, Shakib is still well ahead of Mohammad Nabi of Afghanistan, who is in second place with 297 rating points. In the seven World Cup games, Shakib made only 186 runs and took nine wickets.
Mehedi Hasan Miraz, another all-rounder from Bangladesh, moved up two spots to ninth in the all-rounder rankings, while Mitchell Santner of New Zealand fell two spots to seventh.
After a great World Cup, Virat Kohli made good progress and is now very close to becoming the No. 1 ranked ODI player in the world again.
Kohli made the most runs in the World Cup, 765, in 11 games. It was also the highest score by an individual in a single event. The right-hander, who was in great form, moved up one spot to third in the current ranks, just 35 rating points behind partner Shubman Gill.
Gill (826 rating points) still has a slight lead at the top of the batter rankings, followed by Babar Azam (824 rating points) for Pakistan. However, Kohli (791) and Rohit Sharma (up one spot to fourth with 769 rating points) are now close behind after some great performances in the World Cup.
Kohli hit a hundred three times at the World Cup, breaking Sachin Tendulkar’s record for most ODI centuries. Rohit also hit 597 runs, making the two of them India’s top run makers at the end of the event.
Gill scored a respectable 354 runs during the event, while Babar only scored 320 runs as Pakistan failed to make it to the tournament’s knockout rounds. This made way for Kohli and Rohit to take the top spot.
Kohli famously held the No.1 spot for 1258 days in a row, during a reign that lasted almost four years, from 2017 to 2021. Babar had been in the top spot most of the time in recent years until Gill took it during the World Cup.
Due to the rise of the two Indian batters, South Africa’s starter Quinton de Kock falls two spots to fifth in the ODI batter ranks. On the other hand, New Zealand’s right-hander Daryl Mitchell moves up five spots to sixth thanks to his 552 runs at the World Cup.
Travis Head is the most interesting change to the new ODI batter rankings. The Australia opener jumped a huge 28 spots to 15th overall after his amazing century and Player of the Match performance in the World Cup final.
Keshav Maharaj, a spin bowler from South Africa, is still ranked as the best ODI bowler. However, a lot of Australian players are making progress after a great World Cup.
Overall, experienced seamer Josh Hazlewood moves up four spots to second, fellow quick Mitchell Starc moves up eight spots to 12th, and captain Pat Cummins moves up seven spots to 27th.
Mohammed Siraj (third) and Jasprit Bumrah (fourth) of India are still in the top 10 for ODI spinners. Kuldeep Yadav, who is also on the Indian team, drops one spot to joint sixth.