Gill closes in on Babar by six points for top ICC ODI batmens rankings

Shubman Gill during his 26 against NZ. Pic/Getty Images

Young Indian opener Shubman Gill closed the gap with Pakistan skipper Babar Azam to just six points as the No. 1 ODI batter in the ICC rankings that were released on Wednesday. Gill, 24, who became the fastest batter to reach 2000 ODI runs in their World Cup match against New Zealand on Sunday, has improved to 823 ratings points.

Also Read: Always been my motto to chase betterment and not excellence: Kohli

Babar on the other hand, has dropped to 829 rating points despite having amassed 157 runs from five innings so far at the World Cup, with his most recent effort being a fighting 74 in a losing cause against Afghanistan in Chennai. Having missed India's first two World Cup games because of dengue, Gill has 95 runs from just three matches which includes a standout innings of 53 in their seven-wicket win over Bangladesh in Pune.

Star batter Virat Kohli, who is the second leading run-getter in the World Cup with 354 after five matches, has improved three spots to be in joint fifth spot with Aussie left-handed opener David Warner (up two spots). Fresh from hitting three centuries from five matches, South African wicketkeeper-batter Quinton de Kock finds himself within striking distance, in third place.

This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever