Shubman Gill A Few Points Away From Babar Azam To Become Number 1 Ranked ODI Batter

Before the Cricket World Cup 2023, the explosive Indian opener Shubman Gill is just 10 points away from Babar Azam to become number 1 ranked One-day international in the rankings.

Shubman Gill needed to score 200 plus runs in the recent ODI series against Australia that finished on 27^th September 2023. Gill showed his class with some brilliant performances in the first two One-day international matches in Mohali and Indore.

Chasing down 277 runs to win at Mohali, Shubman Gill looked in sublime touch putting pressure on the Australian bowling with a brilliant 77 off 64 deliveries with 6 fours and 2 sixes that helped India lay a strong foundation for a comfortable victory. He struggled initially in the second One-day international before launching an assault with a superb 200-run partnership for the 2^nd wicket with Shreyas Iyer that helped Team India lay a strong foundation for a massive total of 399.

Gill was dismissed for 104 off 97 deliveries with 6 fours and 4 sixes keeping the momentum going for India. He sat out from the third One-day international at Rajkot which led him from missing the top spot going past Babar Azam.

Before this series, Gill was 43 points away from becoming the number 1 ranked One-day international batter. The dashing opener has moved to 847 points and is just 10 points behind Babar Azam to become the number 1 ranked One-day international batter.

Shubman Gill scored 178 runs from 2 matches and was named the player of the series award. Going into the World Cup, Babar Azam will enter as number 1 ranked ODI batter.

The fight for the number 1 ranked ODI batter will start between Shubman Gill and Babar Azam. India will start their tournament against Australia on 8^th October at Chennai hoping to prove his worth on the world stage while Babar Azam will begin their journey against the Netherlands on 6^th October at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad.

Here we look at the latest ICC ODI batters’ rankings ahead of World Cup 2023

1. Babar Azam- 857
2. Shubman Gill-847
3. Rassie Van der Dussen- 743
4. Harry Tector- 729
5. Imam UL Haq- 728
6. David Warner- 720
7. Quinton de Kock- 714
8. Heinrich Klassen- 698
9. Virat Kohli-694
10. Fakhar Zaman-692

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