New ODI Batsmen Rankings are out and there have been some very interesting instances at the top. These rankings will help set a backbone for higher tournaments within the cricket world that suggest however well or unhealthy these players area unit performing. The ICC Player Ranking for ODI batsmen has witnessed significant movement, especially in the top five spots.
Top ODI Batsmen Rankings: On the other hand, Babar Azam of Pakistan retained his top position with 824 rating points. Babar, the modern day Pakistani ODI behemoth that he is – walked into — marauded in even — this series and delivered what seems like an utterly requisite match-winning performance for him. Virat Kohli is currently ranked no. 12 in the ICC Player Rankings and has established himself as one of the best running world for many years now.
Shubman Gill of India is second, just three points behind the South African. Gill has been in terrific form proving he can adapt and perform when facing different conditions. His elevation to 84th place in the ODI Batsmen Rankings reflects his standing among international cricketers. If playing in the top two names of ICC Player Ranking is one indication, Gill has given a clear sign to become one of them.
Rohit Sharma, meanwhile has climbed to the third position with 763 points on account of his consistent display at the top of India’s batting order. Sharma’s knack of scoring big runs in crunch games has been his ladder to the ODI Batsmen Rankings. Meanwhile, another stalwart of Indian cricket Virat Kohli has slipped down one place to fourth with 752 points. However, Kohli is still a force to be reckoned with on the ICC Player Ranking table.
Harry Tector of Ireland is among the highest movers in terms if ODI Batsmen Rankings and he has climbed fifth with 746 points. It took some doing, but that Tector is now being spoken of in such rarefied company should be seen for what it is – a remarkable achievement and testament to the growing strength-in-depth of cricket outside its traditional powerhouses. It is a landmark for Irish cricket at the world level, in terms of his place on ICC Player Ranking.
Daryl Mitchell of New Zealand is at sixth position with 728 points. His inconsistency made New Zealand fans wring their hung heads: but in its own way, the sight of Mitchell marching among such exalted company was an endorsement of his worth to a side. His place in the ODI Batsmen Rankings show that he is as reliable a middle-order batsman you can get.
ODI Batsmen Rankings — A Crucial Indicator of a Player’s Form and Influence in the 50-over Format. The recent ICC Player Ranking has just been released and we now have a fresh preview as to how the best existing batsmen in the world positioned, given that they are still playing at their utmost level. In what is turning out to be one of the most-dynamic times in World Cricket, expect more shifts (the good kind) as we approach series and tournaments back-to-back.
To sum things up the Top ranking ODI Batsmen Rankings in a tussle to each other have still made sure that they are fighting with themselves before anyone else. The continued dominance of Babar Azam at the top, as well some new budding talent in Shubman Gill and consistency tenor from Rohit Sharma And Virat Kholi means that ICC Player Rankings still remains a barometer to gauge performance across dire situations.
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ICC top 40 ODI Batsmen Rankings 2024
Here is the list of top 40 ICC ODI Batsmen Rankings 2024:
| Rank | Country | Player | Rating | Highest Rating & Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | PAK | Babar Azam | 824 | 898 v West Indies at Multan 2022 |
| 02 | India | Shubman Gill | 782 | 847 v Australia at Indore 2023 |
| 03 | India | Rohit Sharma | 763 | 882 v Sri Lanka at Headingley 2019 |
| 04 | India | Virat Kohli | 752 | 909 v England at Headingley 2018 |
| 05 | Ireland | Harry Tector | 746 | 767 v Afghanistan at Sharjah 2024 |
| 06 | New Zealand | Daryl Mitchell | 728 | 750 v India at Mumbai 2023 |
| 07 | Australia | David Warner | 723 | 869 v Pakistan at Adelaide 2017 |
| 08 | England | Dawid Malan | 707 | 730 v Netherlands at Pune 2023 |
| 09 | Sri Lanka | Pathum Nissanka | 705 | 728 v Bangladesh at Chittagong 2024 |
| 10 | South Africa | Rassie van der Dussen | 701 | 796 v England at Durham 2022 |
| 11 | South Africa | Heinrich Klaasen | 697 | 757 v Bangladesh at Mumbai 2023 |
| 12 | Pakistan | Fakhar Zaman | 682 | 784 v New Zealand at Rawalpindi 2023 |
| 13 | West Indies | Shai Hope | 676 | 802 v Bangladesh at Malahide 2019 |
| 14 | Afghanistan | Ibrahim Zadran | 673 | 692 v Australia at Mumbai 2023 |
| 15 | Pakistan | Imam-ul-Haq | 672 | 815 v West Indies at Multan 2022 |
| 16 | India | Shreyas Iyer | 670 | 710 v New Zealand at Mumbai 2023 |
| 17 | Sri Lanka | Charith Asalanka | 667 | 683 v Bangladesh at Chittagong 2024 |
| 18 | South Africa | David Miller | 654 | 673 v Australia at Kolkata 2023 |
| 18 | Australia | Travis Head | 654 | 679 v India at Ahmedabad 2023 |
| 20 | India | KL Rahul | 650 | 674 v South Africa at Gqeberha 2023 |
| 21 | Afghanistan | Rahmanullah Gurbaz | 649 | 649 v Ireland at Sharjah 2024 |
| 22 | Australia | Steven Smith | 644 | 740 v Pakistan at Sydney 2017 |
| 23 | Australia | Marnus Labuschagne | 626 | 631 v England at Ahmedabad 2023 |
| 24 | South Africa | Aiden Markram | 623 | 657 v New Zealand at Pune 2023 |
| 25 | Ireland | Paul Stirling | 611 | 698 v Netherlands at Utrecht 2021 |
| 26 | Bangladesh | Mushfiqur Rahim | 606 | 739 v Sri Lanka at Mirpur 2021 |
| 27 | Netherlands | Scott Edwards | 601 | 644 v Bangladesh at Kolkata 2023 |
| 28 | Australia | Glenn Maxwell | 600 | 728 v India at Canberra 2016 |
| 29 | Namibia | Gerhard Erasmus | 598 | 618 v United Arab Emirates at Namibia 2023 |
| 30 | England | Jos Buttler | 597 | 731 v West Indies at Southampton 2019 |
source: ICC
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