ICC Rankings: Improvement in ICC ODI rankings of Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya

Indian captain Rohit Sharma improved one place to eighth in the latest International Cricket Council (ICC) rankings released on Wednesday, while all-rounder Hardik Pandya improved 10 places to reach 76th position in the bowlers’ list.Shubman Gill continues to be India’s best batsman in the list at number five, while Virat Kohli is at number seven. Pakistan’s Babar Azam is at the top position in the list of batsmen.Mohammad Siraj is number three in the list of bowlers. He is the only Indian in the list of top 10 bowlers. Australia’s Josh Hazlewood is on top in this.Australia leg-spinner Adam Zampa has improved three places to reach a career-best sixth position after taking four for 45 against India in the Chennai ODI.Mitchell Marsh, who was voted the player of the series, improved four places to reach 51st position in the batsmen’s list. He scored 194 runs in the three match series.Rashid Khan has become the top bowler in this format after bowling brilliantly during the 2-1 series win against Pakistan in T20 Internationals. He left behind Wanindu Hasaranga of Sri Lanka.Rashid took wickets in every match of this series. During this, he spent only 62 runs in 12 overs. His team-mate spinner Mujeeb Ur Rehman also improved two places. Mujeeb, who took two wickets each in the first and third matches of the series, has moved up to the eighth position.