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By Puneet Chaudhary - January 25, 2023
Dubai39 minutes ago
Another good news has come to the fore for Indian cricket fans in two days. Team India became the world’s No. 1 ODI team on Tuesday by a 3-0 clean sweep against New Zealand. Today India’s Mohammad Siraj has become the number-1 ODI bowler in the world. In the latest rankings released on Wednesday, Siraj reached the first position with 729 points. Australia’s Josh Hazlewood (727 points) is in second place and New Zealand’s Trent Boult (708 points) is in third place.
Shubman Gill, who is in strong form with the bat, has now become the highest-ranked Indian player in ODIs. Gill, who has scored three centuries in the last four ODIs, is now in sixth place with 734 points. He has jumped 20 places. Whereas Virat Kohli is seventh with 727 points and captain Rohit Sharma is ninth with 719 points. Pakistan captain Babar Azam remains at the first position with 887 points.
Siraj-Gil’s brilliant performance against New Zealand
Shubman Gill performed brilliantly with the bat in the 3 ODI series against New Zealand. He scored 360 runs at an average of 180. Along with India’s top scorer in the series, he was also the highest run scorer in the series overall. He was adjudged Player of the Series. Gill also scored 2 centuries in his innings. And Mohammad Siraj took 3 wickets in 2 matches at an economy rate of 3.50.
Siraj also included in the ICC Men’s ODI Team of the Year
Mohammad Siraj has been named in the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) ODI Team of the Year in 2022. Apart from him, Shreyas Iyer has also been included in this team. The team was announced by the ICC on Tuesday. Two Indian players have got place in the men’s team and three in the women’s team. Middle order batsman Shreyas Iyer and fast bowler Mohammad Siraj were included in the men’s team.
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