Pakistan’s captain, Babar Azam, is now only six rating points ahead in the ODI Batting Rankings. India’s Shubman Gill and other players in great form at the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup are closing in on him. Despite scoring 157 runs in five innings during the ongoing World Cup, Babar’s rating has dropped by 829 points. His most recent performance was a strong 74 runs against Afghanistan in Chennai, even though his team lost.

On the other hand, Shubman Gill has scored 95 runs in just three matches for India, and he now has 823 rating points, thanks to his remarkable knock of 53 against Bangladesh in Pune. Gill isn’t the only player challenging Babar’s top ranking. South Africa’s opener, Quinton de Kock, is in third place in the ODI batting rankings after scoring three incredible centuries at the World Cup. His teammate Heinrich Klaasen has moved up to fourth place with a new career-high rating. Virat Kohli and David Warner share fifth place after delivering strong performances in India.

Daryl Mitchell, a reliable middle-order batter from New Zealand, has jumped 16 places to 13th overall with 268 runs from four innings at the World Cup. In the ODI bowler rankings, Australia’s Josh Hazlewood remains in the lead, but India’s Mohammed Siraj is a close second after taking six wickets in five World Cup matches. South Africa’s Keshav Maharaj is in third place with a new career-high rating after securing seven wickets at the tournament. Afghanistan’s Mohammad Nabi and Australia’s Adam Zampa also made significant progress in the top 10.

Bangladesh’s captain, Shakib Al Hasan, continues to lead the ODI rankings for all-rounders, while South Africa’s Marco Jansen has made a big leap, moving up 23 places to share 11th place with Scotland’s Michael Leask.