Gill one point shy of world No. 1 in latest ICC ODI batting rankings
Indian cricketer Shubman Gill has moved to within one rating point of the world No. 1 spot in the latest ICC ODI batting rankings. The rankings follow a recent series against England, with Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma also maintaining positions in the top five.
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Cricket rankings are a primary metric for assessing athlete performance and team standing in international sports, holding significant cultural importance in India.
Three Indian batsmen — Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma — feature in the top five of the latest ICC ODI batting rankings released on Wednesday after the England series, with skipper Gill within touching distance of world No. 1 Daryl Mitchell of New Zealand.
Gill scored 188 runs in three matches in the 1-2 series defeat to England and is now just one rating point behind table-topper Mitchell, who has 802 points, while Kohli (767) and Rohit (758) occupy the third and fourth spots respectively.
England's Joe Root, who was named Player of the Series after amassing an unbeaten 249 runs, jumped four places to eighth, while teammate Ben Duckett climbed 11 spots to joint-19th and Jacob Bethell gained five places to move up to 64th.
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