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Kohli, Rohit & Bumrah continue to dominate ODI rankings
Dubai: India skipper Virat Kohli and limited-overs deputy Rohit Sharma continue to lead the way in the latest International Cricket Council (ICC) ODI rankings as they moved up by two and three ratings points respectively to strengthen their grip on the top two positions in the batting list.
The 2-1 series win over Australia also saw India retain their second position in the ODI Team rankings. The top spot in the team rankings is with world champions England.
Kohli is at the top of the ICC player rankings with 886 points while Rohit’s 171 runs in Bengaluru took him to 868 points. On the other hand, Pakistan’s Babar Azam is in the third position with 829 points. Having shown form in the series, injured opener Shikhar Dhawan also moved up by seven slots to reach the 15th position on the batting list.
Star India pacer Jasprit Bumrah continues to lead the bowling charts and is followed by New Zealand pacer Trent Boult and Afghanistan spinner Mujeeb ur Rahman.
All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja moved up by a couple of places to reach the 27th spot among bowlers after finishing with four wickets in the series against the Aussies. Former Australia skipper Steve Smith, who amassed 229 runs against India in the three-match rubber, has jumped to the 23rd place while opener David Warner has moved up one place to sixth. Captain Aaron Finch has moved up one place to 10th.
The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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