Smriti Mandhana rockets to No.1 position in ICC WODI rankings
Cricket | Feb 02, 2019, 05:48 PM ISTSmriti cracked her fourth ODI century and an unbeaten 90 in India's 2-1 win in the three-match rubber against New Zealand.
Smriti cracked her fourth ODI century and an unbeaten 90 in India's 2-1 win in the three-match rubber against New Zealand.
Windies all-rounder Jason Holder leapfrogged Shakib Al Hasan and Ravindra Jadeja to grab the number one spot for the first time in his career.
India, who play three matches against Australia and five against New Zealand, could reach 125 points and within one point of England if they are able to win all eight matches.
Kohli overtook Steven Smith in August and has now held the top position for 135 days.
Amongst other teams, Jonny Bairstow of England, Bangladesh's Mominul Haque and Yasir Shah of Pakistan have made impressive gains in the latest rankings.
Abbas' current average of 15.64 is the best for any player in the last 100 years and the fourth-best overall.
The cricket world is shaken by the phenomenon who has taken two five-fors in one Test in the UAE.
Virat Kohli remains the number one Test batsmen while Prithvi Shaw and Rishabh Pant have made big gains in the latest ICC rankings.
The other Indian batsman in the top-10 was Shikhar Dhawan, who is placed fifth in the list with 802 points.
This is for the second time that Rohit Sharma is in second position, having first reached number two in July this year.
Jasprit Bumrah continued the strong start to his Test career, moving to a career-best 487 points while retaining 37th position after his fifth Test.
It came in a jocular manner as the world cricket body morphed the ICC Test batsmen rankings to give every batsman a number one rank.
The Kangaroos will need to win at least one of the three remaining games against England to climb back above Pakistan to fifth.
The 19-year-old wonder spinner has gained 54 points to finish with 813 points, 80 more than second-placed Shadab Khan of Pakistan.
Scotland have been ranked 13th with 28 points - 10 points behind 12th ranked Ireland - while the UAE are 14th position with 18 points.
Starc finished with a match haul of nine for 109, enabling him to overtake South Africas new-ball bowlers Morne Morkel and Vernon Philander among others.
Dhawan, who scored 143 runs to emerge as the top run-getter in the three-game T20I series, jumped 14 places to grab a career-best 28th spot.
Khan's recent performances earned him the top spot in the ICC ODI bowlers rankings as he shares the seat with India bowler Jaspirt Bumrah.
Kohli consolidated his top position with 558 runs in the 5-1 series win over South Africa, during which he slammed three centuries.
Kohli said he doesn't see defeats as a burden and wants to take the losses in his stride and move forward.
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