ICC ODI Rankings, WI vs SL: Shai Hope climbs to 7th spot in ICC ODI Rankings; Kohli, Sharma top leaderboard- A phenomenal batting performance against Sri Lanka in the three-match ODI series has helped Shai Hope to break into the top 10 of the ICC ODI Rankings’ chart. The left-handed batsman amassed 258 runs at an average of 86 in the series.
“Shai Hope was the highest run-scorer in the #WIvSL ODIs with 258 runs at 86.00. His brilliant performance has helped him break into the top 10 of the @MRFWorldwide ICC ODI Player Rankings.” ICC tweeted.
Shai Hope was the highest run-scorer in the #WIvSL ODIs with 258 runs at 86.00 👏
His brilliant performance has helped him break into the top 10 of the @MRFWorldwide ICC ODI Player Rankings.
— ICC (@ICC) March 17, 2021
WI vs SL: Shai Hope smashed a hundred and two half-centuries in the ODI series as West Indies clinched the series 3-0.
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Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma on top
India skipper Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma continue to be placed at No.1 and No.2 on the ICC ODI rankings chart. Last year, the duo had emerged as the highest run-getter in a calendar year.
Kohli and Sharma will next be in action in an ODI series later this month when they face England in the three-match series. Pune will host the fifty-over contest on March 23, 26 and 28 in absence of spectators amid a spike in COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra.
Meanwhile, Babar Azam of Pakistan is placed third in the list. He follows Ross Taylor (New Zealand) and Australia skipper Aaron Finch on the elite list.
In the bottom half, Hope is joined by Faf du Plessis and David Warner over him and Kane Williamson and Quinton de Kock are placed at the bottom two.
Ross Taylor and Williamson will miss the first ODI against Bangladesh on March 20 due to injuries.
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