India could stretch their lead even further with a good show in their three-match series against West Indies, starting this week.
Babar Azam scored his 18th century as Pakistan trounced New Zealand by 102 runs in the fourth One-Day International at the National stadium in Karachi on Friday. His 107 off 117 balls fired Pakistan to 334 for 6. In reply, New Zealand were shot out for 232 all out, their lowest total of the series.
Afghanistan and Punjab Kings all-rounder Azmatullah Omarzai is determined to translate his remarkable ODI achievements into the T20 format.
Jasprit Bumrah has regained the top spot in the ICC men's ODI Player Rankings after fashioning India's 10-wicket win over England with a career-best haul of 6/19 in the first match at The Oval in London.
In the bowling chart, New Zealand pacer Trent Boult (722) held on to his top spot, followed by Bumrah (719).
Senior India batter Shikhar Dhawan on Wednesday moved up a place to joint 13th spot in the latest ICC ODI rankings on the back of his match-winning knock against the West Indies in the first ODI.
Bumrah was forced to miss the final match owing to back spasms, which cost him his top spot.
Mithali Raj dropped a place to seventh but star opener Smriti Mandhana moved up to ninth position
Mandhana moved out of the top 10 to 11th despite hitting 123 against West Indies on Saturday.
'He is a brilliant player, the way he started in one-day cricket, he has been exceptional. He has been a huge part of India's success at top of the order.'
Raj rescued her side from a precarious 27/2 but India's total of 201 for eight was not challenging enough for England
The spotlight among the batters was on Beth Mooney. She rocketed up eight places to break into the top ten, sitting at No. 8, just below compatriot Meg Lanning by nine rating points.
Shubman Gill climbs to career-high No. 5, Kuldeep Yadav enter top 10
India skipper Mithali Raj was on Tuesday joined at the top by South Africa opener Lizelle Lee, whose unbeaten 91 in the opening match against the West Indies helped her take joint-first position in the latest ICC women's ODI rankings.
Kohli (871 points) and his deputy Rohit Sharma (855 points, ranked two) are out of action for some time due to COVID-19 forced break
Shikhar Dhawan jumped two places to 16th after his unbeaten half-century in the first ODI against Lanka
struck 105 in the final match of the series against Australia in Perth and 54 in the first game of the ongoing T20I rubber against the West Indies in Mumbai to headline the latest rankings
Opener Shubman Gill attained a career-best second position and is the highest-ranked among three India players who are now in the top 10.
Bumrah was placed at the second position with 719 points in the bowling chart.
Mandhana, who has 755 points, slipped to the number two spot after she missed India's recently concluded ODI series
Suryakumar continues to lead T20I rankings
India off-spinner Deepti Sharma has been rewarded for her excellent recent form as she moved up two places to reach career-high second spot in the latest ICC women's ODI rankings for bowlers on Tuesday.
In the bowlers' list, Bumrah is sitting at the top with 774 points.
Labuschagne has regained the No. 1 position after Root overtook him in mid-June with successive centuries against New Zealand.
ICC Rankings: India slips to 3rd spot, Australia remain world No 1 in ODIs
Raut jumped eight places to 18th after scores of 62 not out, 77 and 104 not out in her last three matches.
The loss in Zimbabwe was disappointing, but the Asia Cup victory kept India in second place in the Rediff ODI Rankings, just behind Australia.
India (68.56), however, continue to top the Rediff ODI Rankings, with South Africa (64.66) and Australia (62.35) behind. India's acid test will be the Champions Trophy next month in South Africa.
Australia have retained top spot in the ICC one-day international (ODI) rankings, published on Thursday.
Rohit Sharma jumped five places to sixth in the ICC ODI ranking for batters.
Sachin Tendulkar held on to his second spot, while his one-day skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni occupies the 10th spot in the ICC One-Day Internationals rankings issued on Monday. The master batsman, who jumped to second spot after his scintillating performance in the tri-series in Australia last month, has 777 rating points, 15 behind South African captain Graeme Smith.
India's Kohli, Rohit, Bumrah unmoved
India go into their One-day International series against Sri Lanka starting Sunday with the aim of winning 3-0 and overtaking South Africa to take top position in the ICC ODI Team Rankings.
Here are different scenarios depending on how the series pans out
As we go into the Champions Trophy in South Africa, both India (69.53) and South Africa (69.97) are vying for the top place in the Rediff ODI Rankings. England (43.90) and New Zealand (50.08) are the big losers with bad losses in the NatWest Series and the Compaq Cup respectively.
In the T20I rankings, Suryakumar Yadav continues his reign at the top of the batting charts, driven by his brilliant century in the third T20I against Sri Lanka.
Just before the ICC Champions Trophy, it looked likely that India would be the world's best team in One-Day Internationals. But by failing to even qualify for the semi-finals, and now losing the home ODI series to Australia, the Indian dream has ended. India (59.71) are still second, and a whisker ahead of South Africa (59.43) in the Rediff ODI rankings, but expect them to drop to the third place quite soon.
England has the opportunity to rise to as high as fourth in the ODI list if it sweeps the series against New Zealand, irrespective of how Saturday's tri-series final in Bangladesh, between India and Pakistan, pans out.
India's Virat Kohli may have flopped in the two innings of the first Test against England but the star batsman has held on to his second spot in the latest ICC ODI rankings released on Sunday.
Pant breaks into top-10, Rohit, Kohli slip
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