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Shubman Gill became number one in the ODI rankings, still surpassing Dhoni in this regard

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Shubman Gill took 41 innings to reach number one
MS Dhoni became the number one batsman in ODIs in 38 innings.
From India, Sachin, Virat and Dhoni have already reached the top.

New Delhi. Indian cricket team’s young opener Shubman Gill has ended Pakistan captain Babar Azam’s reign. Gill has become the number one batsman in the latest ICC ODI rankings. He has achieved the first position by defeating Babar Azam. Gill has reached 830 rating points while Babar has slipped to second place with 824 rating points. Indian players currently dominate the ODI rankings. Gill is number one in batting and Mohammad Siraj is number one in bowling. However, during this period Shubman Gill could not break the record of legendary cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni (MS Dhoni). Dhoni holds the Indian record of becoming world number one in the fewest innings.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni became number one in 38 innings while Shubman Gill took 41 innings to become number one. Gill is the fourth Indian to reach number one in the ODI rankings. Before Gill, Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli have been crowned number one in the ODI rankings. It has been a great year for 24-year-old right-handed batsman Shubman Gill. Gill has scored a total of 1149 runs at an average of 63 in 26 ODIs this year. During this time he has scored 6 centuries.

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Gill entered the club of Kohli and Tendulkar
Shubman Gill has joined the club of Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar in terms of scoring 5 or more centuries in ODIs in a year. Shubman Gill, who is playing his first World Cup, is still waiting for a century in the World Cup. Gill has scored 219 runs in 6 innings so far in the current World Cup. He could not play the first two matches of the World Cup 2023. Gill was ruled out of the first two matches due to dengue.

Siraj has taken 10 wickets in World Cup 2023
On the other hand, fast bowler Mohammad Siraj has also dominated the bowling this year. Siraj took 3 wickets for 16 runs in the match against Sri Lanka. Siraj was rewarded for his brilliant performance in the bowling rankings. He was able to consolidate his position at number one. Siraj has taken 10 wickets in 8 matches so far in this World Cup.

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Tags: ICC ODI Rankings, MS Dhoni, ODI World Cup, Shubman Gill

First published: November 9, 2023, 08:14 IST

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