By Admin 
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has released the rankings of players for ODI and Test on Wednesday afternoon. There has been a historic reshuffle in the latest ICC rankings. New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell has now become the world’s number-1 batsman in ODI cricket. This is historic because after 46 years a New Zealand batsman has become number-1. Earlier, Rohit Sharma of India was the number-1 batsman, but Mitchell has snatched the crown from the hitman. However, Jasprit Bumrah remains number-1 in the ranking of bowlers in Tests.
New Zealand’s batsman becomes number 1 in ODI after 46 years
Daryl Mitchell scored 119 runs in the first ODI against West Indies on 16 November. However, due to a back injury, he is out of the remaining matches of the series. Daryl Mitchell has become the first New Zealand batsman since Glenn Turner in 1979 to top the men’s ODI batting rankings.
Pakistan’s Babar Azam has reached sixth position after playing an inning of 102 runs against Sri Lanka in Rawalpindi. Whereas Mohammad Rizwan and Fakhar Zaman are at 22nd and 26th position respectively after scoring two half-centuries in the series.
Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan number-1 among bowlers
Rashid Khan of Afghanistan is at number-1 in the ranking of bowlers in ODI. In the list of ODI bowlers, Pakistani leg spinner Abrar Ahmed has jumped 11 places to reach 9th position. Abrar took 3 wickets for 41 runs in the second ODI against Sri Lanka. Pakistani fast bowler Haris Rauf has jumped 5 places. He is at 23rd position. Apart from him, Jayden Seals of West Indies has climbed three places to 20th position. Roston Chase has gained 12 places. He is currently at 46th position.
Jasprit Bumrah number-1 in test
If we look at the Test rankings, Indian fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah, who took a total of 6 wickets against South Africa, has retained the top position. Whereas Kuldeep Yadav has moved up two places to reach career best 13th position. Ravindra Jadeja has moved up four places to reach 15th position. South African off-spinner Simon Harmer, who took 8 wickets at Eden Gardens, has moved up 20 places to a career-best 24th position.