Kohli\, Bumrah retain no. 1 spot in ODI rankings

Kohli, Bumrah retain no. 1 spot in ODI rankings

ANI  |  Cricket 

Indian and fast bowler have retained their respective number one positions in the ICC ODI rankings, updated on Sunday.

South African opener has grabbed the fourth position after playing a huge part in his team's 5-0 victory over The left-handed wicketkeeper-batsman's 353 runs in the series, which included one century and three half-centuries, helped him win the of the series award and gain four slots in the latest rankings, which also see his captain move up to the fifth position after scoring 272 runs.

opener Chris Gayle's effort of 424 runs, including two centuries, lifted him 35 places to 41st position, batsman Martin Guptill's 264 runs have taken him from 19th to ninth position, captain has moved up 16 places to 87th position while Usman Khawaja's 383 runs have lifted him 83 places to a career-best 25th place.

Other batsmen to move up include (up five places to 13th) and (up three places to 17th) of England, Shimron Hetmyer of the (up 16 places to 23rd), India's (up 11 places to a career-best 24th), Australia's (up 15 places to 29th) and South Africa's Aiden Markram (up 12 places to 89th).

In the list for bowlers led by Bumrah, two formerly top-ranked players have made significant gains. fast bowler has moved up one place to second after finishing with six wickets against while South African leg-spinner has gained seven slots to reach the fourth place after taking nine wickets against

Other bowlers to advance include Australia's (up 13 places to seventh), New Zealand's Lachlan Ferguson (up 12 places to 22nd), England's (up eight places to 24th), South Africa's Lungi Ngidi (up 21 places to 26th), captain (up 10 places to 30th) and of (up 10 places to 42nd).

Meanwhile, have gained one point while have lost two points in the ODI team rankings. There have been no significant changes during the five series except for narrowly edging past to third position and going past to the fifth position.

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First Published: Sun, March 17 2019. 17:49 IST