Shubman Gill has moved closer to the No. 1 spot in the ODI rankings after unbeaten knock against England
He led India's chase until retiring injured with 80 runs off 75 balls, including 11 fours and a six. His effort helped India end a difficult trend that includes a 4-0 loss to England in a four-match T20I series and a historic 2-0 victory over Ireland.
XtraTime Newsdesk: Shubman Gill, India's captain, moved one step closer to becoming the world's No. 1 ODI batter after his match-winning 80 against England in the first ODI at Edgbaston earned him a 12-point increase in the latest ICC Men's ODI Batting Rankings, leaving him only 11 rating points behind top-ranked Daryl Mitchell. Gill rejoined India's ODI team following the T20I series, with Jasprit Bumrah, Rohit Sharma, and Virat Kohli.
He led India's chase until retiring injured with 80 runs off 75 balls, including 11 fours and a six. His effort helped India end a difficult trend that includes a 4-0 loss to England in a four-match T20I series and a historic 2-0 victory over Ireland.
Mitchell remains at the top of the ODI batting rankings after a solid year. He scored 93 runs in the first two ODI's against the West Indies and has made this No.1 race exciting. England's Joe Root was rewarded for his fluent 76 runs off 76 balls with a rise to joint 12th in the ODI Batting Rankings. Liam Dawson's determined 68 earned him a jump of 81 places to 262nd.
Significant changes also took place in the current ODI series between the West Indies and New Zealand. Jayden Lennox of New Zealand scored a career-best 5/19 in the second ODI, propelling him up 31 places to equal 66th in the ODI Bowling Rankings with Sri Lanka's Dilshan Madushanka. West Indies bowler Alzarri Joseph moved up six places to 36th after taking five wickets in the opening two games.
West Indies skipper Shai Hope moved up one spot to sixth in the batters' rankings after hitting an unbeaten 87 in the series opener. Keacy Carty also moved into the top 20 after scoring 113 runs in the first two games.
The new T20I rankings also reflected the impact of England's 4-0 series victory over India. Captain Harry Brook moved up 12 places to fifth in the ICC Men's T20I Batting Rankings after hitting 229 runs in five matches, including an unbeaten 95 off 45 balls in the last T20I. Jos Buttler, who struck a career-high 131 in the same match, climbed one spot to sixth. Meanwhile, Jofra Archer moved up eight places to equal 18th in the T20I Bowling Rankings after collecting seven wickets in four matches.