Shai Hope Breaks Into The Top 10 Of The ICC ODI Rankings
Published - 23 Dec 2019, 06:27 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:02 AM
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The recently concluded series between India and West Indies saw some top-class players spreading their greatness over the three matches. Among all, Shai Hope has broken into the top ten of the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s ODI Player Rankings following his consistent returns with the bat despite the Caribbeans going 1-2 down in the series.
Shai Hope makes massive gains
Hope has jumped five places to reach ninth position after scoring 222 runs in the series including an unbeaten 102 in the opening match in Chennai, which his side won before losing in Visakhapatnam and Cuttack. Shai Hope led the batting unit from the front which saw the team produce an improved batting effort from the last time when India toured West Indies four months back.
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Shimron Hetmyer (up six places to 19th) and Nicholas Pooran (up 33 places to 30th) have also made significant movement in the latest chart following their excellent shows with the bat. In the bowler’s list, Sheldon Cottrell (up six places to 30th) and Keemo Paul (up 35 places to 104th) have also gained despite thier side losing the series.
Meanwhile, India’s Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma continue to dominate the chart occupying the top two places in the batting list. KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer have made notable gains with their consistent performance in the three-match series. Rahul’s 185 runs in the series have lifted him 17 places to 71st place while Iyer’s 130-run aggregate sees him move from 104th to 81st.
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MRF Tyres ICC Men’s ODI Player Rankings (as of 23 December 2019)
Batsmen (top 10)
| Rank(+/-) | Player | Team | Pts | Avg | Highest Rating |
| 1 | Virat Kohli | Ind | 887 | 59.84 | 911 v Eng at Headingley 2018 |
| 2 | Rohit Sharma | Ind | 873 | 49.14 | 885 v SL at Headingley 2019 |
| 3 | Babar Azam | Pak | 834 | 54.17 | 846 v NZ at Wellington 2018 |
| 4 | Faf du Plessis | SA | 820! | 47.47 | 820 v Aus at Old Trafford 2019 |
| 5 | Ross Taylor | NZ | 817 | 47.86 | 841 v Ban at The Oval 2019 |
| 6 | K Williamson | NZ | 796 | 47.90 | 799 v Ind at Old Trafford 2019 |
| 7 | David Warner | Aus | 794 | 45.77 | 880 v Pak at Adelaide 2017 |
| 8 | Joe Root | Eng | 787 | 51.36 | 824 v SL at Dambulla 2018 |
| 9 | Shai Hope | WI | 782 | 52.75 | 808 v Ban at Malahide 2019 |
| 10 | Q de Kock | SA | 781 | 45.01 | 814 v SL at Durban 2019 |
Bowlers (top 10)
| Rank(+/-) | Player | Team | Pts | Avg | Econ | Highest Rating |
| 1 | J Bumrah | Ind | 785 | 21.88 | 4.49 | 841 v WI at Thiruvananthapuram 2018 |
| 2 | Trent Boult | NZ | 740 | 25.06 | 5.05 | 770 v WI at Old Trafford 2019 |
| 3 | M Ur Rahman | Ban | 707*! | 22.44 | 3.94 | 707 v WI at Lucknow 2019 |
| 4 | Kagiso Rabada | SA | 694 | 27.34 | 4.99 | 724 v Eng v Lord’s 2017 |
| 5 | Pat Cummins | Aus | 693 | 27.11 | 5.14 | 729 v SL at The Oval 2019 |
| 6 | Chris Woakes | Eng | 676! | 30.47 | 5.59 | 676 v NZ at Lord’s 2019 |
| 7 | M Amir | Pak | 663! | 29.62 | 4.85 | 663 v SL at Karachi 2019 |
| 8 | Mitchell Starc | Aus | 663 | 20.99 | 5.02 | 783 v NZ at Melbourne 2015 |
| 9 | Matt Henry | NZ | 656 | 26.48 | 5.40 | 675 v Aus at Hamilton 2016 |
| 10 | L Ferguson | NZ | 649 | 25.65 | 5.42 | 668 v WI at Old Trafford 2019 |
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