The new rankings have been announced by the International Cricket Council. The players of Team India have benefited a lot in this ranking. Team India recently defeated Bangladesh 2-0 in the Test series. The series saw a strong performance by the Indian players, which was rewarded in the ICC rankings. Along with this, a player from Team India has also made a leap in the ODI rankings. Team India has not played a single ODI match in the past few days, yet this player has entered the top-3 in the ODI rankings.
The player gained an advantage in the ICC rankings without playing a single match
India’s star spinner Kuldeep Yadav has made huge gains in the latest ODI rankings. It has now reached number three. Earlier, Kuldeep Yadav was at number 5. At the same time, Australia’s Adam Zampa and Josh Hazlewood were ahead of him. But both these players have suffered in recent rankings. Adam Zampa and Josh Hazlewood have dropped 2 places each, while Kuldeep Yadav has moved up 2 places to No.3 without playing a single match. Currently, he is India’s number-1 bowler in ODI bowler rankings.
South Africa’s Keshav Maharaj remains at number one with a rating of 695 in this ODI ranking released by the International Cricket Council. While Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan has reached the second position with 668 rating. On the other hand, Kuldeep Yadav has come third with 665 ratings. Apart from this, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Siraj are also in the top-10 in the ODI ranking of bowlers.
Did not get chance to play in Test series
Kuldeep Yadav was part of the Indian team in the recent Test series against Bangladesh. But he didn’t get a chance in the playing 11. The second match of the series was played at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur. This was his home ground. But this local boy did not get a chance to play in the match. Kuldeep Yadav has been a part of Team India for the past 7 years, but surprisingly, he has yet to play a single international match at his home ground. Even this time his dream could not be fulfilled.
