Following their 3-0 series whitewash against India in the recently concluded three-match One-Day International (ODI) series, the Kiwi players dominated in the latest released International Cricket Council (ICC) ODI rankings.
Ross Taylor and Quinton de Kock, who recently hit match-winning tons for 🇳🇿 and 🇿🇦 respectively, have earned their reward in the latest @MRFWorldwide ICC ODI Batting rankings! pic.twitter.com/U7Q8hPmpNQ
— ICC (@ICC) February 12, 2020
Player of the series Ross Taylor made a giant leap to occupy the fourth position in the batting charts. Meanwhile, Kane Williamson occupies the eighth position.
Newly appointed South African skipper Quinton de Kock has gained two positions and moved to seventh place with 782 points, surpassing Williamson and England Test team captain Joe Root.
On the other hand, despite India’s 3-0 series loss, Indian skipper Virat Kohli and his deputy Rohit Sharma remain at the first and second place with 869 and 855 points, respectively. Pakistan’s Babar Azam sits comfortably at the third spot with 829 ratings.
Trent Boult claims No.1 spot in the latest @MRFWorldwide ICC Men's ODI Bowling rankings as Jasprit Bumrah slips to second position after a wicket-less run in the recently concluded #NZvIND series. pic.twitter.com/6L5aPN1fjR
— ICC (@ICC) February 12, 2020
But the same was not the case for Indian bowlers as India’s premier bowler Jasprit Bumrah slipped from the first spot to the second spot. The top spot is now occupied by Kiwi speedster Trent Boult who was absent during India’s limited-overs series.
Australian speedster Pat Cummins and England quickie Chris Woakes occupy the same spot from the last rankings and are currently stationed at fifth and sixth spot respectively.
Aussie paceman Mitchell Starc has jumped two spots and reached the eighth place with 645 ratings, while New Zealander duo of Matt Henry and Lockie Ferguson have fallen to ninth and tenth positions, respectively.
🇦🇫's Mohammad Nabi climbs to No.1 on the MRF Tyres ICC All-rounder rankings 👏
Ben Stokes lost some ground after having been rested for the recent South Africa ODIs.
Full rankings 👉 https://t.co/sipiRIYBOW pic.twitter.com/MUC101Cx04
— ICC (@ICC) February 12, 2020
In the all-rounders’ list, Afghanistan’s Mohammad Nabi has climbed to the No. 1 position by earning 301 rating points, thus surpassing England’s World Cup final superstar Ben Stokes.
New Zealand all-rounder Colin de Grandhomme, who played a crucial role in defeating India in the third and final ODI at Bay Oval, has jumped four positions to grab the fourth spot with 266 points.
India’s ace all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja who managed to do well in the series jumped three positions to claim the seventh place with 246 points.
However, Mitchell Santner, who missed the first two ODIs against India due to being ill has lost two places and now occupies the eighth position in the ranking charts.
The Zimbabwean duo of Sikandar Raza and Sean Williams have retained their ninth and tenth spots comfortably.
