Shubman Gill becomes world’s number 1 ODI batsman, now ‘threat’ from Virat Kohli
Desk: In the latest ICC rankings, Shubman Gill has secured the position of number 1 ODI batsman. He defeated New Zealand batsman Darrell Mitchell. Last week, Gill was just one rating point behind Mitchell but this time he has taken a lead of 7 points and achieved the number 1 ranking. Shubhman Gill has been the number 1 ODI batsman before also. The interesting thing is that Shubman Gill’s ranking is now under threat from Virat Kohli. Let us tell you what is the status of the latest ODI rankings.
Consistent excellent performance has taken Shubman Gill to the number 1 position. This player has scored 2 half-centuries and one century in the last four innings in ODI format. Gill scored the highest score of 188 runs in three matches against England. This year Shubman Gill has scored 426 runs at an average of 142. His strike rate is also 116.71. Talking about Gill’s ODI career, this player has scored 3379 runs at an average of 60.33. These figures confirm that this player is moving from being a prince to becoming a king in the ODI format.
Shubhman Gill is on top with 801 rating points. Whereas Darrell Mitchell is in second place with 794 points. Virat Kohli is at third place with 767 rating points and Rohit Sharma is at fourth place with 758 points. If Gill’s performance in the ODI format goes awry and Virat scores runs, then this veteran player has reached the number 1 position. In such a situation, there will be a tough competition between the two players.
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