Australia's Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood Move Up In Latest ICC ODI Rankings

The Australian fast bowling combination of Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood has attained significant gains in the ICC ODI rankings for bowlers after their impressive performances. The duo picked up 16 wickets combinedly in the three games and Mitchell Starc alone picked up 11 wickets out of it in the series against West Indies.

Both the bowlers weren’t at their best at the start of the T20 international series against West Indies but they looked to have found their rhythm at the end of the T20 series which they lost and continued the confidence into the ODI series. Mitchell Starc was regularly among the wickets while Hazlewood had a phenomenal economy rate for a fast bowler.

Josh Hazlewood Reaches His Career Best Ranking

Josh Hazlewood picked up five wickets in three games at an average of 5.80 and at a stunning economy rate of 2.07 against the West Indies and it helped him reach significant gains in the ICC bowler rankings. He raised five spots to number two which is his career-best ranking while New Zealand fast bowler Trent Boult is at the number one position in ICC ODI bowler rankings.

Mitchell Starc on the other hand has moved inside the top ten for the ICC ODI bowler rankings after a long time. He has moved to number eight in the rankings with 652 rating points. He finished as the man of the series against West Indies and it had immediate impacts on his rankings.

Wanindu Hasaranga’s Impressive Performances

The Sri Lanka all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga has gained one place in the ICC T20 bowlers rankings with an impressive outing in the first game against India. Hasaranga who was third in the rankings had crept above Rashid Khan and has moved to second place with a rating of 720. Hasaranga picked up 2 wickets for 28 runs in his four-over spell, but couldn’t stop India from winning the game.

Meanwhile, the batting rankings have remained stable with no raise or gains in the T20 or the ODI formats.