Shubman Gill ends Babar Azam's reign, becomes No.1 ODI batter of the world, fourth Indian after Sachin, Dhoni, Kohli
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Shubman Gill ends Babar Azam's reign, becomes No.1 ODI batter of the world, fourth Indian after Sachin, Dhoni, Kohli

Hindustan Times  

India's Shubman Gill ended Pakistan captain Babar Azam's reign of more than two years as the No.1 ODI batter in the world by claiming the top spot on the latest ICC men's batting rankings, released on Wednesday. Gill rose to the top to displace Babar on the back of his solid start to India's campaign at the World Cup 2023 and in the process became just the fourth player from his country behind Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli to hold the No.1 ODI batter's ranking. India's Shubman Gill plays a shot during a 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup match The right-hander, who has been breathing down Babar's neck for quite some time now, has contributed scores of 92 against Sri Lanka and 23 against South Africa over the last week and amassed 219 runs from six innings at the tournament so far. South Africa spinner Keshav Maharaj and Australia counterpart Adam Zampa were other big movers inside the top 10, while last week's No.1 ranked ODI bowler Shaheen Afridi dropped four places to equal fifth alongside fellow seamer Josh Hazlewood.

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