Shubman Gill becomes number-1 batsman in ICC ODI rankings: overtook Pakistan's Babar Azam

Indian opener Shubman Gill has become the number-1 batsman in the ICC ODI rankings. He overtook former Pakistan captain Babar Azam. Gill was in second place last week. The ICC released the latest rankings on Wednesday. In bowling, Sri Lanka's Mahish Theekshana has overtaken Afghanistan's Rashid Khan to come on top.

ICC Men's ODI Batting Rankings:

Pos	Team	Player	Rating
1	India	Shubman Gill	796
2	Pakistan	Babar Azam	773
3	India	Rohit Sharma	761
4	South Africa	Heinrich Klaasen	756
5	New Zealand	Daryl Mitchell	740
6	India	Virat Kohli	727
7	Ireland	Harry Tector	713
8	Sri Lanka	Charith Asalanka	694
9	India	Shreyas Iyer	679
10	West Indies	Shai Hope	672

Four Indian batsmen are in the top-10 in the batting rankings. Captain Rohit Sharma remains at third and Virat Kohli at sixth place. Shreyas Iyer has gained one place, he has reached the ninth position.

Gill scored half-centuries in the first two ODIs and a century in the third of the recently played three-match series against England, which benefited him. He scored 259 runs in three matches. This is the second time Gill has achieved the number-1 ranking in ODI cricket. He overtook Babar to take the top rank in the middle of the 2023 Men's ODI World Cup.

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ICC Men's ODI Bowling Rankings:

Pos	Team	Player	Rating	Career Best Rating
1	Sri Lanka	Maheesh Theekshana	680	686 v Australia at Colombo (RPS) 2025
2	Afghanistan	Rashid Khan	669	799 v Pakistan at Abu Dhabi 2018
3	Namibia	Bernard Scholtz	662	663 v USA at Oman 2025
4	India	Kuldeep Yadav	652	760 v New Zealand at Bay Oval 2019
5	Pakistan	Shaheen Afridi	646	696 v Australia at Perth Stadium 2024

Theekshana reaches the top

Sri Lankan spinner Mahish Theekshana has reached the top in the bowlers rankings. He has overtaken Afghanistan's Rashid Khan. There are two Indians in the top-10 in the bowlers rankings - Kuldeep Yadav and Mohammad Siraj. Kuldeep has gained one place. Siraj remains at the 10th position.

All-rounders ranking: one Indian

There was no change in the top-5 of the ODI all-rounders rankings. Only one Indian, Ravindra Jadeja, is included in the top-10. Afghanistan's Mohammad Nabi remains at the top.