Babar Azam #5, Fakhar Zaman #9, Imam-ul-Haq #16 in updated ICC ODI rankings for batsmen

[Abdullah719]

New Zealand fast bowler Trent Boult has surged in the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s ODI Player Rankings after finishing with 12 wickets in the series against India, which culminated in Wellington on Sunday with a 4-1 victory for the visiting side.

The 29-year-old left-armer, who swung the ball prodigiously to claim five for 21 and helped New Zealand to a win in the fourth match, has moved up seven places to grab third position. Boult topped the rankings in January 2016, and is again on his way up, with only India fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah and Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan ahead of him.

India leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal (up one place to fifth) and fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar (up six places to 17th) are among others to move up in the latest rankings update, which also takes into account India’s preceding three-match series against Australia, the five-match series between South Africa and Pakistan, and the three matches between the United Arab Emirates and Nepal.

Former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has moved up three places to 17th position during a run, which includes three consecutive half-centuries for a player of the series award against Australia. Kedar Jadhav (up eight places to 35th) is another one to advance for India in the list led by their captain Virat Kohli.

For South Africa, Quinton de Kock (up one place to eighth), Hashim Amla (up three places to 13th) and Reeza Hendricks (up 36 places to 94th) have moved up among batsmen while Andile Phehlukwayo’s eight wickets have seen him gain 13 places and reach 19th position and Dwaine Pretorious has moved up from 53rd to 44th slot.

Pakistan’s fighting effort in South Africa was thanks largely to player of the series Imam-ul-Haq and he has gained nine slots to reach a career-best 16th position with 271 runs at the top of the order. Shaheen Afridi, who came into prominence in last year’s ICC U19 Cricket World Cup in New Zealand, is also among those to benefit. The tall left-arm fast bowler has moved up 38 slots to 74th position after taking six wickets in the series.

Other batsmen to move up in the latest rankings update include the Australia duo of Glenn Maxwell (up two places to 30th) and Shaun Marsh (up from 60th to 43rd).

The UAE and Nepal players have had some highs too. Fast bowler Mohammad Naveed of the UAE has jumped six places to 57th and a tally of 470 points that is the highest ever by a bowler from his side. Nepal’s leg-spinner Sandeep Lamichhane has gained 16 slots to reach 134th position as he works his way toward becoming the first from his country to break into the top 100 with either bat or ball.

Nepal captain Paras Khadka and Sompal Kami have also made significant gains.

In the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s ODI Team Rankings, New Zealand have slipped behind South Africa to fourth place. Nepal now have a full ranking after crossing the threshold of eight matches and are now tied with the UAE at 15 points with their 2-1 win but marginally behind on decimals.


MRF Tyres ICC Men’s ODI Team Rankings (as of 4 February)

Rank Team Points

1. England 126

2. India 122 (+1)

3. South Africa 111

4. New Zealand 111 (-1)

5. Pakistan 102

6. Australia 100

7. Bangladesh 93

8. Sri Lanka 78

9. West Indies 72

10. Afghanistan 67

11. Zimbabwe 52

12. Ireland 39

13. Scotland 33

14. UAE 15 (-6)

15. Nepal 15 (+10)

The Netherlands will qualify for a full ranking after playing two more matches.

(Developed by David Kendix)


MRF Tyres ICC Men’s ODI Player Rankings (as of 4 February)

Batsmen (top 20)

Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Avge Highest Rating

1 ( - ) Virat Kohli Ind 887 59.50 911 v Eng at Headingley 2018

2 ( - ) Rohit Sharma Ind 854 47.60 883 v Aus at Sydney 2019

3 ( - ) Ross Taylor NZ 821 47.82 831 v Ind at Hamilton 2019

4 ( - ) Joe Root Eng 807 51.52 824 v SL at Dambulla 2018

5 ( - ) Babar Azam Pak 801 51.29 846 v NZ at Wellington 2018

6 ( - ) Faf du Plessis SA 791 45.73 802 v Ind at Durban 2018

7 ( - ) Shai Hope Win 780! 47.48 780 v Ban at Sylhet 2018

8 (+1) Q. de Kock SA 758 44.26 808 v Ban at East London 2017

9 (+2) Fakhar Zaman Pak 755*! 53.40 755 v SA at Cape Town 2019

10 (-2) S. Dhawan Ind 744 45.02 813 v Pak at Dubai 2018

11 (-1) K. Williamson NZ 739 45.65 798 v SA at Centurion 2015

12 ( - ) J. Bairstow Eng 726 48.02 777 v Aus at Durham 2018

13 (+3) Hashim Amla SA 722 49.74 901 v Eng at Trent Bridge 2012

14= ( - ) M. Rahim Ban 712! 34.94 712 v Win at Sylhet 2018

( - ) Tamim Iqbal Ban 712 36.64 737 v Win at St Kitts 2018

16 (+9) Imam-ul-Haq Pak 695* 60.55 706 v SA at Johannesburg 2019

17 (+3) MS Dhoni Ind 688 50.80 836 v Aus at Delhi 2009

18 ( - ) Jos Buttler Eng 685 39.70 723 v Ban at Mirpur 2016

19 (-6) Martin Guptill NZ 683 42.30 789 v SA at Hamilton 2017

20 (-1) Eoin Morgan Eng 675 38.57 690 v Aus at The Oval 2010



Bowlers (top 20)

Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Avge Eco Highest Rating

1 ( - ) Jasprit Bumrah Ind 808 21.01 4.44 841 v Win at Thiruvananthapur 2018

2 ( - ) Rashid Khan Afg 788 14.47 3.90 806 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2018

3 (+7) Trent Boult NZ 732 24.86 5.10 766 v Ind at Delhi 2016

4 (-1) Kuldeep Yadav Ind 719 20.64 4.77 765 v NZ at Bay Oval 2019

5 (+1) Y. Chahal Ind 709 23.83 4.80 730 v NZ at Napier 2019

6 (-1) M. Rahman Ban 695! 20.56 4.58 695 v Win at Sylhet 2018

7 (-3) Kagiso Rabada SA 688 26.96 5.00 724 v Eng at Lord's 2017

8 (-2) Adil Rashid Eng 683 30.42 5.50 687 v SL at Pallekele 2018

9 (-1) M. Ur Rahman Afg 679* 19.06 3.84 691 v Ban at Abu Dhabi 2018

10 (-1) J. Hazlewood Aus 665 25.15 4.73 733 v Eng at Adelaide 2018

11 ( - ) Imran Tahir SA 654 24.87 4.67 786 v SL at Johannesburg 2017

12 (+1) Chris Woakes Eng 642 30.64 5.51 673 v NZ at Christchurch 2018

13 (+1) A. Dananjaya SL 641* 26.93 5.15 651 v Eng at Colombo (RPS) 2018

14 (-2) Hasan Ali Pak 634 24.18 5.25 766 v NZ at Wellington 2018

15 (+1) M. Nabi Afg 633 31.44 4.25 653 v Zim at Harare 2017

16 (-1) Dale Steyn SA 629 25.92 4.88 746 v Ind at Durban 2013

17 (+6) B. Kumar Ind 628 35.91 4.98 658 v Win at Dharamsala 2014

18 (-1) Mitchell Starc Aus 623 21.44 4.95 783 v NZ at Melbourne 2015

19 (+13) A. Phehlukwayo SA 613! 29.80 5.65 613 v Pak at Cape Town 2019

20 (-2) Pat Cummins Aus 607 29.73 5.31 629 v SA at Adelaide 2018


All-rounders (top five)

Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Highest Rating

1 ( - ) Rashid Khan Afg 353*/ 359 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2018

2 ( - ) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 352 453 v Zim at Chittagong 2009

3 ( - ) Mohammad Nabi Afg 337 349 v Ire at Greater Noida 2017

4 ( - ) Mohammad Hafeez Pak 296 437 v Ind at Kolkata 2013

5 (+1) M. Ali Eng 289 306 v Aus at Old Trafford 2018

 

[MelbOz]

Cummins is a gun bowler and should be in the top 2.

Starc looks like he is getting back in form.

Azam is going to be a great, better than Kohli, ABD, Root, and Kane.

 

[Bhaijaan]

Pakistan has a very talented top 3 now. They can follow the India model now with this.

 

[saeed5646]

Rashid Khan No-1 All-rounder

1 ( - ) Rashid Khan Afg 353*/ 359 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2018

2 ( - ) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 352 453 v Zim at Chittagong 2009

3 ( - ) Mohammad Nabi Afg 337 349 v Ire at Greater Noida 2017

4 ( - ) Mohammad Hafeez Pak 296 437 v Ind at Kolkata 2013

5 (+1) M. Ali Eng 289 306 v Aus at Old Trafford 2018

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

No Pakistani bowler in the top 10.

 

[babajee]

Damn, Hasan's ranking continues to slide

 

[Titan24]

So according to some posters Fakhar is a hack and needed to be dropped so hack is in the top 10 of ICC batting rankings.

 

[Titan24]

Damn, Hasan's ranking continues to slide

To be honest he hasnt been great off late but a good world cup can change it all, even in the rankings.

 

[rhony]

So according to some posters Fakhar is a hack and needed to be dropped so hack is in the top 10 of ICC batting rankings.

That ZIM series was humungous. How else can u explain 3 fifties in 12 innings and 9th rank

 

[Pete Rose]

Rashid Khan No-1 All-rounder

if hafeez can do it, so can rashid

 

[a_tahir]

That ZIM series was humungous. How else can u explain 3 fifties in 12 innings and 9th rank

Mate the opposition is taken into account when making the ranking.
If it wasn't he would have been no.1.
Have some common sense before downgrading other players

Search up how player rankings work to find out

 

[rhony]

Mate the opposition is taken into account when making the ranking.
If it wasn't he would have been no.1.
Have some common sense before downgrading other players

Search up how player rankings work to find out

Hence the question. How else can you explain the ranking? He was a flop in all the games in Asia cup. That's 4 games against top 10. Made 2 fifties in NZ series in 3 games. Had 1 50 in 5 game series vs SA. That's a total of 3 fifties in 12 games. The recent games are given more weightage too. It's just that he had a humungous series against Zim.

Even though Zim is a weak team, he gained a lot of points because of this:

For batting, the performance rating is based on a combination of runs scored, the rating of the opposition bowlers, match result and comparison to the overall scores in the match.

 

[a_tahir]

Hence the question. How else can you explain the ranking? He was a flop in all the games in Asia cup. That's 4 games against top 10. Made 2 fifties in NZ series in 3 games. Had 1 50 in 5 game series vs SA. That's a total of 3 fifties in 12 games. The recent games are given more weightage too. It's just that he had a humungous series against Zim.

Even though Zim is a weak team, he gained a lot of points because of this:

For batting, the performance rating is based on a combination of runs scored, the rating of the opposition bowlers, match result and comparison to the overall scores in the match.

So u think Dhawan should be above.
I'm pretty sure that's the only reason you're talking about Zaman's ranking

 

[rhony]

So u think Dhawan should be above.
I'm pretty sure that's the only reason you're talking about Zaman's ranking

Infact I'm surprised Dhawan's in top 10 too. He had his first 50 in 10+ innings . I'm just surprised with these rankings.

 

[a_tahir]

Infact I'm surprised Dhawan's in top 10 too. He had his first 50 in 10+ innings . I'm just surprised with these rankings.

Just look at their points. Just 750.
It is easier to manage your downslide with these amount of points. As even with one good series you will be back in level terms.
But with points like 850+ if you have a downslide you REALLY fall to the ground.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Infact I'm surprised Dhawan's in top 10 too. He had his first 50 in 10+ innings . I'm just surprised with these rankings.

He has been way too reckless to my liking. His form is important. I know he is some kind of an ICC trophy bully. Still he has to focus on overall form

 

[rhony]

Just look at their points. Just 750.
It is easier to manage your downslide with these amount of points. As even with one good series you will be back in level terms.
But with points like 850+ if you have a downslide you REALLY fall to the ground.

That just means there are not many good batsmen in world cricket

 

[rhony]

He has been way too reckless to my liking. His form is important. I know he is some kind of an ICC trophy bully. Still he has to focus on overall form

He was a flop in the T20 WC in India. But again he plays ODIs better than T20s. He's key in Indian team

 

[austerlitz]

Fakhar zaman in top 10.

 

[Titan24]

Hence the question. How else can you explain the ranking? He was a flop in all the games in Asia cup. That's 4 games against top 10. Made 2 fifties in NZ series in 3 games. Had 1 50 in 5 game series vs SA. That's a total of 3 fifties in 12 games. The recent games are given more weightage too. It's just that he had a humungous series against Zim.

Even though Zim is a weak team, he gained a lot of points because of this:

For batting, the performance rating is based on a combination of runs scored, the rating of the opposition bowlers, match result and comparison to the overall scores in the match.

He scored 3 50s with a really good SR against 3rd and 4th rank ODI sides in recent 8 games.

Opposition is taken into account that is why he has entered top 10 after recent 50s and not after Zimbabwe series (Which did play a role but considering the Zimbabwe ranking the weighted avg would have lowered it)

 

[Malik786]

So according to some posters Fakhar is a hack and needed to be dropped so hack is in the top 10 of ICC batting rankings.

Zimbabwe says hi

 

[MoJoJoJo]

good to see our top 3 making it into the top 15, the trio is young and the only way is up.. They will be in top 5 in coming years In shaa Allah..

 

[gazza619]

Glad to see these names. Haris Sohail also needs to do something special and get his name in there.

 

[Titan24]

Zimbabwe says hi

See post 20.

 

[Titan24]

Glad to see these names. Haris Sohail also needs to do something special and get his name in there.

He would have been if he would have been fit and playing regularly for year and half or two.

 

[Titan24]

Some of the posters are here making it seem like no team ever played against Zimbabwe. However they lacking in some facts about ranking system.

Once again: Change in rankings of the bowlers or batsman is dependent upon the opposition's team ranking against which wickets are taken or runs are scored.

 

[light]

All-rounders (top five)

Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Highest Rating

1 ( - ) Rashid Khan Afg 353*/ 359 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2018

LOL WHAT? When did this guy become an allrounder ... is this a joke? haha. Any bowler who can swing the bat abit these days are considered as an allrounder?

 

[Madplayer]

Glad to see these names. Haris Sohail also needs to do something special and get his name in there.

His knee is his enemy.

 

[saeedhk]

Zimbabwe tour ensured Fakhar doesnt get dropped for 2 years.
He’s ranked #9 but can’t middle the ball. He has 2 shots - cut and slog sweep. He got found out and doesnt look like he’s learning.

 

[introvert]

How do icc calculate ratings for batsmen ?
Ross taylor got 831 for that 37 run innings in Hamilton
Kohli got 911 for 71 run inning in hadingley etc how do they rate ?

 

[Pakhs]

Hasan Ali from number 2 to outside of 20. He needs to start concentrating again he is one of those who let stardom get to his head.