Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma close in on Babar Azam for No. 1 rankings as Virat Kohli slips a couple spots

With only seven days to go until the kickoff of the Champions Trophy event in Pakistan and the UAE, the competition for the top spot in batting in 50-over cricket is heating up among the eight participating teams.

Rohit, Gill, Babar all three are in the action on Wednesday. Rohit, unfortunately would not be able to improve his ranking further before the Champions Trophy as he was dismissed for 1 in the third and final ODI against England at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

Former India captain Virat Kohli dropped to No.6 from the fourth spot after missing the first ODI due to a niggle and then failing to notch up a notable score n the second match.

Fakhar Zaman (13th), Kane Williamson (29th), Jos Buttler (38th), Devon Conway (equal 40th) and Joe Root (51st) were among the big names to re-enter the rankings for ODI batters following a recent return to 50-over cricket, while things are equally as tight near the top of the bowling ranks.

In the bowlers' rankings, just 18 rating points separate Rashid Khan, Maheesh Theekshana, Bernard Scholtz, Shaheen Afridi and Kuldeep Yadav inside the top five for ODI bowlers, while India duo Ravindra Jadeja (11th) and Mohammed Shami (13th) sit just outside the top 10 following a recent return against England.

Afghanistan veteran Mohammad Nabi maintains a narrow lead at the top of the ODI rankings for all-rounders, with New Zealand skipper Mitchell Santner (up two places to seventh) among the biggest movers this week ahead of the Champions Trophy.

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