DUBAI (92 News) –Pakistan’s Babar Azam, who smashed 100 runs in Adelaide for a total of 282 runs in the series, has broken into the top-10 for the first time as he has gained five positions to reach 10th rank, ICC reported.
Sharjeel Khan’s 250 runs in the series, which included three half-centuries, have lifted him 35 slots to a career-best 53rd rank.
However, Pakistan could not improve its points’ position in a bid to qualify directly for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, even as there was little movement in the team rankings.
Pakistan is in danger of failing to qualify directly for the ICC’s pinnacle 50-over tournament in the United Kingdom as it is sitting in eighth position on 89 points – two behind Bangladesh and two ahead of the West Indies.
Host England and the seven highest-ranked sides on the ICC ODI Team Rankings as on September 30, 2017 will qualify directly for the event proper to be held from May 30 to July 15, 2019.
Australia opener David Warner has wrested the top spot in the ICC Player Rankings for ODI Batsmen with a stupendous run in recent matches that is a warning for other teams in the year of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017, which will be held in the United Kingdom from June 1-18.
“It is a huge year for one-day cricket with the ICC Champions Trophy later this year and I am hoping I can take my good form into that tournament,” says the Australian opener.
The attacking left-hander has attained the top ranking for the first time, leapfrogging South Africa’s AB de Villiers and India captain Virat Kohli after amassing 367 runs in the five-match home series against Pakistan which his side won 4-1.
Warner, who struck a belligerent 179 off 128 balls to help win the final ODI in Adelaide by 57 runs on Thursday, is aiming to continue with the superb form that has seen him score six centuries in the last 11 ODIs.
“It is a huge year for one-day cricket with the ICC Champions Trophy later this year and I am hoping I can take my good form into that tournament and help Australia lift the trophy for the third time,” said Warner, who is now 19 points ahead of second-placed de Villiers in the ODI rankings list with a tally of 880 points.
“It is always a great honour and very nice to receive these accolades but from my perspective my job is to put our team into winning positions and I have been fortunate that I have been able to do that lately,” he said.
Warner’s opening partner Travis Head, with whom he added 284 runs in the final ODI, has gained 42 places to reach 38th slot after aggregating 270 runs including his maiden ton (128) in Adelaide.
There were other batsmen to gain too after India’s 2-1 win over England in a series that ended on Sunday.
England batsman Jason Roy’s three half-centuries have taken him into the top 20 for the first time as he has gained 23 slots to reach 17thplace. For India, Kedar Jadhav’s 232 runs have helped him gain 57 slots to reach 47th ranking.
In the MRF Tyres ICC Players Rankings for ODI Bowlers, Australia pace bowler Mitchell Starc has gained two slots to reach second position after finishing with nine wickets in the series against Pakistan, which included a haul of four for 42 in Adelaide. The former top-ranked bowler is now only five points behind New Zealand’s Trent Boult.
Josh Hazlewood has also reached a career-best fifth place after gaining five positions with seven wickets in the series while England’s Chris Woakes has moved into the top 20 with six wickets against India.
MRF Tyres ICC ODI Team Rankings (as of 27 January 2017)
Rank Team Points
- Australia 120 (-)
- South Africa 116
- India 112 (+1)
- New Zealand 111
- England 107 (-)
- Sri Lanka 101
- Bangladesh 91
- Pakistan 89 (-)
- West Indies 87
- Afghanistan 52
- Zimbabwe 47
- Ireland 42
MRF Tyres ICC ODI Player Rankings (as of January 27, 2017 including India v England and Australia v Pakistan series)
Batsmen (top 20)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Avge Highest Rating
1 (+2) David Warner Aus 880! 44.84 880 v Pak at Adelaide 2017
2 (-1) AB de Villiers SA 861 53.63 902 v NZ at Auckland 2015
3 (-1) Virat Kohli Ind 852 53.11 886 v Ban at Fatullah 2014
4 ( - ) Q. de Kock SA 779 43.84 799 v Aus at Centurion 2016
5 ( - ) K. Williamson NZ 770 46.81 798 v SA at Centurion 2015
6 (+1) Joe Root Eng 753 46.30 776 v Pak at Trent Bridge 2016
7 (-1) Hashim Amla SA 748 51.33 901 v Eng at Trent Bridge 2012
8 (+2) Steve Smith Aus 740 43.67 752 v Pak at Sydney 2017
9 (-1) Martin Guptill NZ 735 42.36 756 v Aus at Melbourne 2016
10 (+5) Babar Azam Pak 733*! 53.09 733 v Aus at Adelaide 2017
11 ( - ) Faf du Plessis SA 721 40.90 732 v Aus at Port Elizabeth 2016
12 (-3) Rohit Sharma Ind 717 41.37 761 v Aus at Sydney 2016
13 (+1) MS Dhoni Ind 712 50.96 836 v Aus at Delhi 2009
14= (-1) Jos Buttler Eng 690 37.81 723 v Ban at Mirpur 2016
(-2) S. Dhawan Ind 690 42.91 794 v SA at Melbourne 2015
16 ( - ) Ross Taylor NZ 662 43.15 743 v Zim at Harare 2015
17 (+23) Jason Roy Eng 648*! 41.53 648 v Ind at Kolkata 2017
18 (+6) Glenn Maxwell Aus 643 33.98 735 v Ind at Canberra 2016
19 ( - ) M. Rahim Ban 642 31.70 671 v Zim at Mirpur 2015
20 (-3) George Bailey Aus 636 40.58 867 v SA at Harare 2014
Other selected rankings
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Avge Highest Rating
23 (+4) Eoin Morgan Eng 621 37.63 690 v Aus at The Oval 2010
38 (+42) Travis Head Aus 578*! 38.11 578 v Pak at Adelaide 2017
42 (+7) Ben Stokes Eng 561! 29.58 561 v Ind at Kolkata 2017
47 (+57) Kedar Jadhav Ind 546*! 58.50 546 v Eng at Kolkata 2017
50= (+9) Matthew Wade Aus 540 26.78 553 v Pak at Perth 2017
52 (+4) Kyle Coetzer Sco 538*! 40.21 538 v UAE at Dubai 2017
53 (+35) Sharjeel Khan Pak 537*! 32.48 537 v Aus at Adelaide 2017
93 (+8) Babar Hayat HK 419*! 45.81 419 v Sco at Abu Dhabi 2017
132 (+111) Hardik Pandya Ind 310*! 53.33 310 v Eng at Kolkata 2017
Bowlers (top 20)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Avge Eco Highest Rating
1 ( - ) Trent Boult NZ 718 24.68 4.88 766 v Ind at Delhi 2016
2 (+2) Mitchell Starc Aus 713 19.55 4.77 783 v NZ at Melbourne 2015
3 (-1) Imran Tahir SA 712 23.44 4.65 735 v SL at Sydney 2015
4 (-1) Sunil Narine WI 711 26.46 4.12 791 v SL at Jamaica 2013
5 (+5) Josh Hazlewood Aus 672* 24.86 4.66 674 v Pak at Sydney 2017
6 ( - ) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 643 28.07 4.36 717 v Zim at Chittagong 2009
7 ( - ) Matt Henry NZ 641* 25.10 5.69 675 v Aus at Hamilton 2016
8= ( - ) Kagiso Rabada SA 628* 25.11 5.24 646 v Aus at Johannesburg 2016
(-3) Adil Rashid Eng 628 36.15 5.67 655 v Ban at Chittagong 2016
10 ( - ) M. Nabi Afg 619! 34.11 4.28 619 v Ban at Mirpur 2016
11 (+1) Dale Steyn SA 618 26.62 4.94 746 v Ind at Durban 2013
12 (-3) Akshar Patel Ind 615* 30.20 4.38 624 v NZ at Visakhapatnam 2016
13 (+1) M. Mortaza Ban 614 30.33 4.71 653 v Zim at Mirpur 2009
14= (+1) Morne Morkel SA 609 24.60 4.95 717 v SL at East London 2012
(-2) Amit Mishra Ind 609* 23.60 4.72 618 v NZ at Visakhapatnam 2016
16 ( - ) Jason Holder WI 599 31.26 5.51 604 v SL at Bulawayo 2016
17 ( - ) M. Irfan Pak 583 30.71 4.91 641 v UAE at Napier 2015
18 (+4) Chris Woakes Eng 580 34.38 5.71 591 v Pak at Trent Bridge 2016
19= (+1) Mirwais Ashraf Afg 579*! 29.56 4.06 579 v Ban at Mirpur 2016
(-1) R. Ashwin Ind 579 32.37 4.91 691 v SL at Hambantota 2012
Other selected rankings
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Avge Eco Highest Rating
21 (+2) James Faulkner Aus 572 30.43 5.49 594 v Pak at Melbourne 2017
23 (+6) Ravindra Jadeja Ind 561 34.68 4.88 738 v Zim at Bulawayo 2013
27 (+22) Pat Cummins Aus 546*! 24.77 5.47 546 v Pak at Adelaide 2017
45 (+28) Imad Wasim Pak 495* 30.00 4.79 497 v Aus at Sydney 2017
46 (+13) Jasprit Bumrah Ind 493*! 21.68 4.89 493 v Eng at Kolkata 2017
47= (-1) Adam Milne NZ 492* 40.61 5.16 536 v Pak at Auckland 2016
(+41) Hasan Ali Pak 492*! 28.30 5.93 492 v Aus at Adelaide 2017
51 (+43) M. Amir Pak 490* 27.13 5.15 508 v Ind at Dambulla 2010
56 (+4) Adam Zampa Aus 472* 27.94 5.44 475 v Pak at Sydney 2017
94 (+5) Safyaan Sharif Sco 377*! 30.88 4.98 377 v UAE at Dubai 2017
101 (+34) Jake Ball Eng 360*! 28.50 6.12 360 v Ind at Kolkata 2017
118 (+15) Ahmed Raza UAE 329*! 30.40 3.66 329 v Sco at Dubai 2017
122 (+49) Hardik Pandya Ind 324*! 32.88 5.80 324 v Eng at Kolkata 2017
All-rounders (top five)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Highest Rating
1 ( - ) S. Al Hasan Ban 377 453 v Zim at Chittagong 2009
2 ( - ) A. Mathews SL 335 427 v Eng at Colombo (RPS) 2014
3 ( - ) M. Nabi Afg 332 335 v Ban at Mirpur 2016
4 (+1) James Faulkner Aus 315 361 v NZ at Melbourne 2015
5 (-1) M. Hafeez Pak 313 438 v Ind at Kolkata 2013
