Babar Azam again becomes number one in ODI, rest is heavy on Shubman Gill

 

Former Pakistan captain Babar Azam has once again become the number one batsman in the ODI rankings for batsmen. In the latest ICC ODI rankings for batsmen announced on Wednesday, Indian opener Shubman Gill has lost his number one position and now Babar is the world's number one ODI batsman. This change in rankings has come as a result of Gill's absence from the ongoing ODI series against South Africa.

Now Babar has reached the top position with 824 rating points, while Gill has slipped to second place with 810 points. Apart from Gill, star batsman Virat Kohli and India captain Rohit Sharma remain at the third and fourth positions in the latest ICC rankings. Notably, Pakistan has not played any ODI match since 11 November. They faced England in their final World Cup league stage match. In such a situation, if Babar does not play ODI cricket in the coming time, it will be difficult for him to remain number one.

Currently, Babar Azam is a part of the Test series against Australia and after Pakistan lost the first Test, his focus will be on returning to the series by performing well in the second Test. If Pakistan has to make a comeback in the series, then their batsmen will have to come forward and contribute, especially captain Shan Masood and former captain Babar Azam will have to show their colors with the bat, but if these two players flop in the second test also, then Pakistan's losing streak will continue like this. Will continue.

At the same time, if we talk about Shubman Gill, then the team management has given him rest from the ODI series against South Africa and the Indian team is not going to play any ODI series for some time to come, in such a situation, it is possible that Shubman will not be included in the ODI series again. You will have to wait a little longer to become number one.