There has been an interesting twist in the ICC men’s batting rankings, with Shubman Gill moving closer on points to current No. 1 ODI batsman Daryl Mitchell. Along with Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, all of them have played great series in the last few weeks.
Shubman Gill is still at the second position in the list, the New Zealand batsman is currently on top of the chart but the difference in points is not much. A poor performance by either of them can have a serious impact on their ranking as they will go up or down as per their performance in the upcoming series.
Shubman Gill narrows the gap with Daryl Mitchell
With two half-centuries in three matches in the recently concluded three-match ODI series against the England national cricket team, Shubman Gill is second in the list with 801 points. He scored 80* in the first game and looked all set for a century, but he had to retire hurt due to cramps.
In the second ODI, Shubman Gill was looking in great form but could not convert his start into a half-century and was out on 31 runs. He scored 77 runs at Lord’s and played a beautiful innings. Shubman Gill will look to get more points from the upcoming series against West Indies in September.
Daryl Mitchell’s recent form
Daryl Mitchell has 802 points, his only point as he struggled to score runs in the recently concluded series against the West Indies, scoring 28 runs in the last two ODIs and 65 in the first ODI.
Mitchell will be looking to play some good innings in the next ODI series which will be held at home against his favorite rivals India in November. He was the leading run-scorer in the series earlier this year when these two teams met in India and the Kiwis won it 2-1.
Many more to follow….
