Wednesday, November 8, will be a very special day for the rising star and star opening batsman of the Indian cricket team, Shubman Gill. He has become the world’s number 1 batsman in the latest ODI rankings released by ICC. He has now left behind Pakistan captain Babar Azam, who was on top for a long time. Not only this, Shubman Gill has also become the fourth batsman from India to occupy the number 1 position.
Shubman Gill Became The Fourth Indian
Before Shubman Gill, Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni, and Virat Kohli have been the only Indian batters who have remained at the number 1 position. Now, Gill has created history by occupying this position. Regarding the ranking tally, Shubman is now on top with 830 rating points. Babar Azam has 824 rating points and is in second place. Besides Gill, Indian captain Rohit Sharma is sixth in the top 10. At the same time, India’s star batsman Virat Kohli is in fourth position.
A big day for India’s #CWC23 stars with two new No.1 players crowned in the latest @MRFWorldwide ICC Men’s ODI Player Rankings ????
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— ICC (@ICC) November 8, 2023
Shreyas Iyer Took A Long Jump
Shreyas Iyer has taken a massive leap in this list. He has moved up 17 places to 18th in the ICC ODI rankings. Apart from this, Pakistani opener Fakhar Zaman, who has batted brilliantly in the last two matches, has moved up to 11th position with a jump of three places. Also, Afghanistan’s opener, Ibrahim Zadran, jumped six places and reached 12th.
Shubham Came Ahead Of Sachin and Virat
If we talk about coming to the number 1 position the fastest, then Indian batsman Shubman Gill has become the second number 1 Indian player after MS Dhoni. MS Dhoni reached number 1 after 38 innings. At the same time, Gill has occupied this position after 41 innings. That means in this matter, Shubman Gill has gone ahead of Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli.
Fastest Indian to reach No.1 ODI ranking:
MS Dhoni – 38 innings.
Shubman Gill – 41 innings. pic.twitter.com/I7gmZKiesY
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) November 8, 2023
Shubman Gill’s Performance in World Cup 2023
Talking about Shubman Gill, he has played 6 matches in the World Cup 2023 so far. He could not play the first two matches of the World Cup due to dengue. He has scored a total of two half-centuries so far. Gill has 219 runs in his name in 6 innings. He made his best score of 92 runs against Sri Lanka.
