Following the conclusion of the five-match One-Day International (ODI) series between hosts England and visitors Pakistan, along with hosts Sri Lanka and visitors Australia, there have been quite a few happenings in the ICC ODI Ranking tables, especially in the player tables, as the batsmen, bowlers and all-rounders have played a huge role in shuffling the table, as they swap their positions up and down, owing to the performance they have come up, and present in the just concluded series, as England’s Joe Root, Pakistan’s Sarfraz Ahmed, Australia’s George Bailey and many more have made a good impact on the tables. Full Cricket Scorecard: Sri Lanka vs Australia 2016, 5th ODI at Pallekele
The International Cricket Council (ICC) recently sent out a media release where they mentioned, England batsman Joe Root has surged into the top five of the MRF Tyres ICC Players Rankings for ODI batsmen for the first time after a stellar performance against Pakistan, which earned him the player of the series award. The 25-year-old scored 274 runs in the series, which helped him leapfrog New Zealand’s duo of Kane Williamson and Martin Guptill as well as India batsman Rohit Sharma into fourth position in the latest player rankings.
During the series, the Yorkshireman also achieved a career-best rating of 776 points, which he had attained after the third ODI at Trent Bridge in which he scored 85. Root in one of the four England batsmen to make upward movement following a 4-1 series win over Pakistan. Alex Hales has risen four places to reach 20th spot after aggregating 223 runs in the series, including a belligerent 171 in the third ODI, captain Eoin Morgan has gained four places and is now in 24th spot, while Jason Roy’s series contribution of 181 runs have helped him rise 10 places to share 35th spot with Dinesh Chandimal, who himself has moved up 15 places following a good series with the bat against Australia. Full Cricket Scorecard: Pakistan vs England 2016, 5th ODI at Cardiff
Rank
Batsmen
Country
Rating
1
AB de Villiers
SA
887
2
Virat Kohli
IND
813
3
Hashim Amla
SA
778
4
Joe Root
ENG
758
5
Kane Williamson
NZ
752
6
Martin Guptill
NZ
751
7
Rohit Sharma
IND
750
8
Shikhar Dhawan
IND
737
9
Quinton de Kock
SA
735
10
Faf du Plessis
SA
716
The good news for Pakistan was the movement of its captain Azhar Ali and wicketkeeper Sarfraz Ahmed. Azhar’s 208 runs in the series has seen him move up 15 places to 33rd rank, while Sarfraz, who was the highest run-getter in the series from either side with 300 runs, has moved up 21 places to 39th position. Sarfraz had a productive series with the bat when he scored 55, 105, 38, 12 and 90 in the series.
Azhar and Sarfraz are the only two Pakistan batsmen, who featured in the recent series against England, to figure inside the top 50. The next highest Pakistan batsman is Shoaib Malik in 67th spot. Australia, which scripted a similar 4-1 series win over Sri Lanka, saw Aaron Finch and George Bailey move up two and three places, respectively. Finch is now in 15th position while Bailey claims 17th spot. AUS maintain top-spot in ICC ODI Rankings, ENG rise to 5th spot
Rank
Bowlers
Country
Rating
1
Sunil Narine
WI
759
2
Trent Boult
NZ
731
3
Mitchell Starc
AUS
711
4
Shakib Al Hasan
BAN
699
5
Imran Tahir
SA
693
6
Matt Henry
NZ
675
7
Dale Steyn
SA
645
7
Kagiso Rabada
SA
645
9
Morne Morkel
SA
628
10
Adil Rashid
ENG
609
Bailey finished the series as the most successful batsman with 270 runs, which later earned him the player of the series award, 34 runs more than Chandimal who ended up in 35th spot after rising 15 places. AB de Villiers of South Africa is the number-one ranked ODI batsman, and he is followed by India’s Virat Kohli and team-mate Hashim Amla, in second and third positions, respectively.
In the MRF Tyres ICC Players Rankings for ODI Bowlers, Australia fast bowlers Mitchell Starc, James Faulkner and John Hastings have made significant gains after their performances in Sri Lanka. Starc’s 12 wickets in the series have seen him move up from fifth to third place, Faulkner’s 10 wickets have helped him gain 15 places to reach 18th position, while Hastings has vaulted 22 places to achieve a career-best 24th rank following nine wickets in three matches.
Rank
All-Rounders
Country
Rating
1
Shakib Al Hasan
BAN
416
2
Angelo Mathews
SL
352
3
James Faulkner
AUS
334
4
Tillakaratne Dilshan
SL
303
5
Mohammad Nabi
AFG
292
6
Mitchell Marsh
AUS
288
7
Moeen Ali
ENG
278
8
Glenn Maxwell
AUS
263
9
Ravindra Jadeja
IND
259
In the series between England and Pakistan, the home side’s Adil Rashid has broken into the top 10 for the first time, while fast bowler Chris Woakes has carried his Test form into limited overs cricket by entering the top 20 for the first time. Rashid has been rewarded for his eight wickets in the series with a rise of six places that has put him in 10th position, while Woakes has climbed 13 places to 16th after finishing as the leading wicket-taker in the series with nine wickets. The bowlers’ table is led by Sunil Narine of the West Indies, while Trent Boult of New Zealand is in second place. In the rankings for all-rounders led by Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan, Faulkner moved up a slot to third position.