Mohammad Siraj became the new number-1 bowler in the ICC ODI rankings

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New Delhi | India’s fast bowler Mohammad Siraj has become the number-1 bowler in the ICC Men’s ODI Player Rankings for bowlers, leaving New Zealand fast bowler Trent Boult and Australia’s fast bowler Josh Hazlewood. It is a remarkable achievement for Siraj, who only returned to India’s ODI team in February last year after a three-year gap from the format, and was even named in the Men’s ODI Team of the Year for 2022 on Tuesday. Was. What is more surprising is Siraj’s rise to the top when he conceded 76 runs on his ODI debut against Australia in Adelaide in January 2019.

Since his return to ODIs, the 28-year-old Siraj has taken 37 wickets in 20 matches and has been one of India’s most consistent fast bowlers. Has earned praise from the cricketing world for picking up crucial wickets with the ball in the first ten overs in early 2023.

Siraj took nine wickets against Sri Lanka in the three-match series and took four for 46 in the recently concluded series opener against New Zealand at home in Hyderabad.

This means Siraj has reached the top of the ODI bowlers rankings with 729 rating points, even though his lead over Hazlewood is just two rating points higher than the Australian. Other Indian bowlers to have been number one in the men’s ODI rankings are Kapil Dev, Maninder Singh, Anil Kumble, Ravindra Jadeja and Jasprit Bumrah.

Mohammed Shami has jumped 11 places to reach 32nd position in the new list of ODI bowlers. Chinaman Kuldeep Yadav and fast bowler Shardul Thakur have taken advantage of the series by taking six wickets each. While Kuldeep has moved up from 21st to 19th, Thakur has moved up five places to 35th.

Fast bowler all-rounder Hardik Pandya has progressed in all the three lists. Among batsmen, he has moved up six places to reach 75th position. Has jumped 26 places to reach 80th position among bowlers and has moved from 32nd to 17th in the list of all-rounders.

In-form young opener Shubman Gill has been in scintillating form after picking up the Player of the Series award against New Zealand as the right-handed batsman jumped 20 places after scoring a brilliant double ton and a ton against them at home. Has reached the sixth position in the top ten ranking for the first time.

Gill is ahead of talismanic batsman Virat Kohli, who is in seventh place, while skipper Rohit Sharma has jumped two places to eighth position after his blistering century against New Zealand in Indore. Pakistan skipper Babar Azam continues to top the ODI batting rankings but there are now three Indian players in the top 10 list.(IANS)

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