{"id":12330,"date":"2023-11-08T11:19:48","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T11:19:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/08\/shubman-gill-dethrones-pakistans-babar-azam-to-claim-top-spot-in-icc-odi-rankings-n-f-times\/"},"modified":"2023-11-08T11:19:54","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T11:19:54","slug":"shubman-gill-dethrones-pakistans-babar-azam-to-claim-top-spot-in-icc-odi-rankings-n-f-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/08\/shubman-gill-dethrones-pakistans-babar-azam-to-claim-top-spot-in-icc-odi-rankings-n-f-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Shubman Gill dethrones Pakistan\u2019s Babar Azam to claim top spot in ICC ODI Rankings &#8211; N.F Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\">\n<p>New Delhi: India batter Shubman Gill\u2019s whirlwind form in the ongoing ICC World Cup 2023 ended Babar Azam\u2019s reign as the world\u2019s No. 1 ODI batter, as the Men in Blue opener took over the top spot from Pakistan captain in the ICC Men\u2019s ODI Batting Rankings on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Gill climbed to the top to dethrone Babar after a flying start to India\u2019s campaign in the ICC Men\u2019s Cricket World Cup, becoming only the fourth player from his country to hold the No.1 ODI batter position, joining the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni, and Virat Kohli.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A big day for India\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CWC23?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CWC23<\/a> stars with two new No.1 players crowned in the latest <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MRFWorldwide?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MRFWorldwide<\/a> ICC Men\u2019s ODI Player Rankings \ud83d\ude32<\/p>\n<p>Details \ud83d\udc47<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ICC (@ICC) <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ICC\/status\/1722167131411026093?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 8, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The right-hander has scored 92 against Sri Lanka and 23 against South Africa, amassing 219 runs from six innings at the event so far in the ongoing tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan skipper has amassed 282 runs from eight knocks in the World Cup, falling six rating points behind Gill into second place as his more than two-year reign as the world\u2019s top ODI batter came to an end.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, former captain Virat Kohli claimed the fourth spot in the rankings. Gill takes the top spot for the first time in his brief but outstanding career, while Kohli moves up three places to fourth \u2013 and within one rating point of third-placed South Africa opener Quinton de Kock \u2013 thanks to his 543 World Cup runs.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, India batter Shreyas Iyer leaps 17 ranks to 18th overall on the list of ODI batters, with Pakistan opener Fakhar Zaman raised up three slots to 11th and Afghanistan counterpart Ibrahim Zadran moved up six spots to 12th also making inroads.<\/p>\n<p>Shubman Gill dethrones Pakistan\u2019s Babar Azam to claim top spot in ICC ODI Rankings.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] New Delhi: India batter Shubman Gill\u2019s whirlwind form in the ongoing ICC World Cup 2023 ended Babar Azam\u2019s reign as the world\u2019s No. 1 ODI batter, as the Men in Blue opener took over the top spot from Pakistan captain in the ICC Men\u2019s ODI Batting Rankings on Wednesday. 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