New Zealand’s Trent Boult moves to 3rd in ODI bowling rankings

Trent Boult surged in the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s ODI Player Rankings; MS Dhoni, Beuran Hendricks, Imam-ul-Haq all move up in latest rankings.

New Zealand fast bowler Trent Boult has surged in the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s ODI Player Rankings after finishing with 12 wickets in the series against India, which culminated in Wellington on Sunday with a 4-1 victory for the visiting side.

The 29-year-old left-armer, who swung the ball prodigiously to claim five for 21 and helped New Zealand to a win in the fourth match, has moved up seven places to grab third position. Boult topped the rankings in January 2016, and is again on his way up, with only India fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah and Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan ahead of him.

India leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal (up one place to fifth) and fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar (up six places to 17th) are among others to move up in the latest rankings update, which also takes into account India’s preceding three-match series against Australia, the five-match series between South Africa and Pakistan, and the three matches between the United Arab Emirates and Nepal.

Former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has moved up three places to 17th position during a run, which includes three consecutive half-centuries for a player of the series award against Australia. Kedar Jadhav (up eight places to 35th) is another one to advance for India in the list led by their captain Virat Kohli.

For South Africa, Quinton de Kock (up one place to eighth), Hashim Amla (up three places to 13th) and Reeza Hendricks (up 36 places to 94th) have moved up among batsmen while Andile Phehlukwayo’s eight wickets have seen him gain 13 places and reach 19th position and Dwaine Pretorious has moved up from 53rd to 44th slot.

Pakistan’s fighting effort in South Africa was thanks largely to Player of the Series Imam-ul-Haq and he has gained nine slots to reach a career-best 16th position with 271 runs at the top of the order. Shaheen Afridi, who came into prominence in last year’s ICC U19 Cricket World Cup in New Zealand, is also among those to benefit. The tall left-arm fast bowler has moved up 38 slots to 74th position after taking six wickets in the series.

Other batsmen to move up in the latest rankings update include the Australia duo of Glenn Maxwell (up two places to 30th) and Shaun Marsh (up from 60th to 43rd).

The UAE and Nepal players have had some highs too. Fast bowler Mohammad Naveed of the UAE has jumped six places to 57th and a tally of 470 points that is the highest ever by a bowler from his side. Nepal’s leg-spinner Sandeep Lamichhane has gained 16 slots to reach 134th position as he works his way toward becoming the first from his country to break into the top 100 with either bat or ball.

Nepal captain Paras Khadka and Sompal Kami have also made significant gains.

In the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s ODI Team Rankings, New Zealand have slipped behind South Africa to fourth place. Nepal now have a full ranking after crossing the threshold of eight matches and are now tied with the UAE at 15 points with their 2-1 win but marginally behind on decimals.

MRF Tyres ICC ODI Team Rankings (as of 4 February)

Rank	Team	Points
1	England	126
2	India	122 (+1)
3	South Africa	111
4	New Zealand	111 (-1)
5	Pakistan	102
6	Australia	100
7	Bangladesh	93
8	Sri Lanka	78
9	West Indies	72
10	Afghanistan	67
11	Zimbabwe	52
12	Ireland	39
13	Scotland	33
14	UAE	15 (-6)
15	Nepal	15 (+10)

The Netherlands will qualify for a full ranking after playing two more matches.

(Developed by David Kendix)

MRF Tyres ICC Men’s ODI Player Rankings (as of 4 February)

Batsmen (top 20)

Rank	(+/-)	Player	Team	Pts	Avge	Highest Rating
1	( - )	Virat Kohli	Ind	887	59.50	911 v Eng at Headingley 2018
2	( - )	Rohit Sharma	Ind	854	47.60	883 v Aus at Sydney 2019
3	( - )	Ross Taylor	NZ	821	47.82	831 v Ind at Hamilton 2019
4	( - )	Joe Root	Eng	807	51.52	824 v SL at Dambulla 2018
5	( - )	Babar Azam	Pak	801	51.29	846 v NZ at Wellington 2018
6	( - )	Faf du Plessis	SA	791	45.73	802 v Ind at Durban 2018
7	( - )	Shai Hope	Win	780!	47.48	780 v Ban at Sylhet 2018
8	(+1)	Q. de Kock	SA	758	44.26	808 v Ban at East London 2017
9	(+2)	Fakhar Zaman	Pak	755*!	53.40	755 v SA at Cape Town 2019
10	(-2)	S. Dhawan	Ind	744	45.02	813 v Pak at Dubai 2018
11	(-1)	K. Williamson	NZ	739	45.65	798 v SA at Centurion 2015
12	( - )	J. Bairstow	Eng	726	48.02	777 v Aus at Durham 2018
13	(+3)	Hashim Amla	SA	722	49.74	901 v Eng at Trent Bridge 2012
14=	( - )	M. Rahim	Ban	712!	34.94	712 v Win at Sylhet 2018
	( - )	Tamim Iqbal	Ban	712	36.64	737 v Win at St Kitts 2018
16	(+9)	Imam-ul-Haq	Pak	695*	60.55	706 v SA at Johannesburg 2019
17	(+3)	MS Dhoni	Ind	688	50.80	836 v Aus at Delhi 2009
18	( - )	Jos Buttler	Eng	685	39.70	723 v Ban at Mirpur 2016
19	(-6)	Martin Guptill	NZ	683	42.30	789 v SA at Hamilton 2017
20	(-1)	Eoin Morgan	Eng	675	38.57	690 v Aus at The Oval 2010

Bowlers (top 20)

Rank	(+/-)	Player	Team	Pts	Avge	Eco	Highest Rating
1	( - )	Jasprit Bumrah	Ind	808	21.01	4.44	841 v Win at Thiruvananthapur 2018
2	( - )	Rashid Khan	Afg	788	14.47	3.90	806 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2018
3	(+7)	Trent Boult	NZ	732	24.86	5.10	766 v Ind at Delhi 2016
4	(-1)	Kuldeep Yadav	Ind	719	20.64	4.77	765 v NZ at Bay Oval 2019
5	(+1)	Y. Chahal	Ind	709	23.83	4.80	730 v NZ at Napier 2019
6	(-1)	M. Rahman	Ban	695!	20.56	4.58	695 v Win at Sylhet 2018
7	(-3)	Kagiso Rabada	SA	688	26.96	5.00	724 v Eng at Lord's 2017
8	(-2)	Adil Rashid	Eng	683	30.42	5.50	687 v SL at Pallekele 2018
9	(-1)	M. Ur Rahman	Afg	679*	19.06	3.84	691 v Ban at Abu Dhabi 2018
10	(-1)	J. Hazlewood	Aus	665	25.15	4.73	733 v Eng at Adelaide 2018
11	( - )	Imran Tahir	SA	654	24.87	4.67	786 v SL at Johannesburg 2017
12	(+1)	Chris Woakes	Eng	642	30.64	5.51	673 v NZ at Christchurch 2018
13	(+1)	A. Dananjaya	SL	641*	26.93	5.15	651 v Eng at Colombo (RPS) 2018
14	(-2)	Hasan Ali	Pak	634	24.18	5.25	766 v NZ at Wellington 2018
15	(+1)	M. Nabi	Afg	633	31.44	4.25	653 v Zim at Harare 2017
16	(-1)	Dale Steyn	SA	629	25.92	4.88	746 v Ind at Durban 2013
17	(+6)	B. Kumar	Ind	628	35.91	4.98	658 v Win at Dharamsala 2014
18	(-1)	Mitchell Starc	Aus	623	21.44	4.95	783 v NZ at Melbourne 2015
19	(+13)	A. Phehlukwayo	SA	613!	29.80	5.65	613 v Pak at Cape Town 2019
20	(-2)	Pat Cummins	Aus	607	29.73	5.31	629 v SA at Adelaide 2018

All-rounders (top five)

Rank	(+/-)	Player	Team	Pts	Highest Rating
1	( - )	Rashid Khan	Afg	353*/	359 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2018
2	( - )	Shakib Al Hasan	Ban	352	453 v Zim at Chittagong 2009
3	( - )	Mohammad Nabi	Afg	337	349 v Ire at Greater Noida 2017
4	( - )	Mohammad Hafeez	Pak	296	437 v Ind at Kolkata 2013
5	(+1)	M. Ali	Eng	289	306 v Aus at Old Trafford 2018