India’s captain, Rohit Sharma, is making waves with his impressive batting, narrowing the gap between himself and Pakistan’s Babar Azam in the ICC Men’s ODI Batter Rankings.
Rohit has been a standout player in India’s ongoing series against Sri Lanka, leading the run charts with two half-centuries. In the first two matches, he scored a total of 122 runs at an impressive strike rate of 134.06.
At 37 years old, Rohit continues to shine. His quick 64 runs in the second match in Colombo boosted his ranking to third place, with 763 rating points, putting him just 61 points behind Babar Azam.
Shubman Gill, despite scoring 51 runs in the first two matches, holds on to second place in the rankings. Meanwhile, Axar Patel’s 77 runs in the series have pushed him up 35 spots to 178th in the ODI rankings.
On the Sri Lankan side, Janith Liyanage has climbed 10 places to 76th, and Avishka Fernando moved up nine spots to 88th.
The latest rankings update also brought changes in the ODI bowler rankings. India’s Kuldeep Yadav moved up five places to fourth after taking three wickets in the series, including a solid 2/33 in the second match. Sri Lanka’s young spinner Dunith Wellalage also rose five places to 76th, and Axar Patel jumped 37 spots to 96th after his 1/36 performance.
Other notable movements include India’s Washington Sundar, who jumped 45 places to 97th after taking three wickets in the second match, and Sri Lanka’s Jeffrey Vandersay, who soared 64 spots to 105th following his impressive six-wicket haul.
Shardul Thakur Shares Frustrations
India’s all-rounder Shardul Thakur recently spoke out about the tough conditions the Indian cricket team faced during their 2020-21 tour of Australia. Despite these challenges, India secured a historic 2-1 series win.
The tour started poorly with a heavy loss in the first Test in Adelaide. However, India bounced back, winning the second Test in Melbourne, drawing the third in Sydney, and clinching a memorable victory at the Gabba.
Shardul detailed the hardships the team endured: “The way they treated us was very bad. For four or five days, we didn’t have housekeeping services. If we wanted to change our bed sheets, we had to walk up several floors, get them ourselves, and do it all while we were exhausted,” he shared.
The situation worsened after Virat Kohli left the tour and Ajinkya Rahane took over as captain. Head coach Ravi Shastri had to frequently clash with Cricket Australia to improve the team’s living conditions.
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