Indian bowlers Gurnoor, Axar and Arshdeep make big gains in ICC ODI rankings

According to a report by Amar Ujala, a major improvement has been seen in the recently released ICC rankings due to the stellar performance of Indian bowlers in the series against New Zealand. While time remains for the ODI World Cup, Indian bowlers have begun strengthening their claim. The performance against New Zealand has brightened the rankings of Gurnoor Brar, Axar Patel and Arshdeep Singh. Now it remains to be seen whether these bowlers can maintain this same rhythm going forward.

Indian bowlers have benefited greatly after the initial two matches of the ODI series against New Zealand. Among them, fast bowler Gurnoor Brar has made the biggest leap. Gurnoor Brar made a long jump of 60 spots to secure the 48th position in the ODI bowlers' ranking. Taking seven wickets, he has become the highest-wicket-taking bowler in the series so far. The impact of his stellar performance was clearly visible in the rankings as well, and after remaining outside the top-100, he reached directly to the 48th spot. He got a tremendous benefit of a total of 60 spots.

On the other hand, a good improvement has also been recorded in the rankings of Indian spin all-rounder Axar Patel and left-arm fast bowler Arshdeep Singh. Axar Patel climbed 23 spots up to reach the 21st number in the ODI bowlers' ranking. He received the direct benefit of giving 28 runs and taking two wickets in the second ODI match played against New Zealand in Wellington. Meanwhile, Arshdeep Singh took four wickets in the first ODI and jumped 11 spots in the rankings to jointly reach the 31st number.

With less than a year remaining for the World Cup to start, this improvement in the rankings for Indian bowlers is considered extremely important at such a time. The upcoming 2027 ODI World Cup is to be played in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia. New Zealand bowlers have also benefited in these rankings, with Jacob Duffy climbing eight spots up to jointly reach the 43rd number and Kyle Jamieson reaching the 60th number with a jump of 24 spots.

In this recent update by ICC, players from other countries have also created history. Afghanistan captain Rahmat Shah made a big record by securing a place in the top-10 in the Test batsmen's rankings. Afghanistan captain Rahmat Shah has become the first player from his country to secure a place in the top-10 of any category in the ICC Men's Test Player Rankings. He got this big benefit for playing a stellar innings of 173 runs in the first Test match played against Zimbabwe in Sharjah. He climbed six spots up in the Test batsmen's rankings to reach the seventh number, and this is the best ranking of his career.

According to Wikipedia, 33-year-old Rahmat Shah is an experienced and leading cricketer of Afghanistan. His performance has been quite stellar this year, and this century that came in the match played against Zimbabwe proved to be the fifth century of his Test career. During this year, he achieved the feat of scoring a century in Test cricket for the second time. With his record-breaking performance, there is an atmosphere of joy in the cricket world of Afghanistan, and this position of his in the ICC ranking has brought glory to the country.