Gill stays second, Virat-Rahul move up the ladder in latest ICC rankings

Virat Kohlis stupendous matchwinning knock against Australia in Indias opening game of the 2023 World Cup at Chepauk has sent him two places higher in the latest ICC ODI rankings released on WednesdayThe ongoing ODI World Cup has already seen ten centuries across the opening eight matches which have shaken up the top end of the MRF Tyres ICC Mens ODI Batting RankingsQuinton De Kocks stunning ton against Sri Lanka in the fourth match of the ODI World Cup has lifted the Proteas opener one spot higher to sixth in the batting rankings as he sets to make his mark in his last ODI tournament before retiring from the formatEngland opener Dawid Malan made a bigger jump after his massive 140 runs against Bangladesh helped him gain seven places to jump into eighth place in the batting rankingsMalan has also reached a careerbest rating of 711 to be four points behind Kohli and six points ahead of Pakistans ImamulHaq who has dropped three spots to ninthWicketkeeperbatter KL Rahul jumped 15 spots and holds the 19th place after his 97run knock against Australia in the ODI World Cup Meanwhile South Africa allrounder Aiden Markram is up 11 spots to 21st place after his matchwinning runs to start the Cricket World CupPakistan skipper Babar Azam holds the top spot in the ODI batting rankings despite failing to make a mark against Sri Lanka and Netherlands in their opening two matches of the ODI World CupIndian youngster Shubman Gill remains in second place after being sidelined due to illnessStar bowlers have also made a mark at the ongoing ODI World Cup even as runs have flowed in most matchesAustralia pacer Josh Hazlewood now holds the top spot in the MRF Tyres ICC Mens ODI Bowling Rankings after sharing the position with Mohammed Siraj in the previous rankingAlso ReadIs Indias demolition of Australia a sign of things to comeHazlewood jumped from 669 to 682 rating points after taking 338 against India which includes the early scalps of Rohit Sharma and Shreyas Iyer that had the hosts on the ropesIndia won the match against Australia by six wickets after spinners Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav had shaken the Aussie batting lineup to help restrict them to 199 runsSiraj picked up Australias last wicket of Mitchell Starc to finish with 126 from 63 overs but dropped five points and moved back into the second spot in the bowling rankingsHowever star Indian spinner Kuldeep has climbed three places to eighth after taking 242 against Australia while Ravinder Jadeja 328 leapt 22 spots but still sits outside the top 40 bowlersNew Zealand speedster Trent Boult holds the third place and Matt Henry at fifth in the bowling rankingsOn the other hand Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan holds onto the top spot in the MRF Tyres ICC Mens ODI Allrounder Rankings after taking four wickets in their opening two matches of the ODI World Cup against Afghanistan and EnglandKiwi bowler Mitchell Santner is the only allrounder to climb higher inside the top10 after backing up his 237 against England with 559 and a quickfire 36 in a playerofthematch performance against Netherlands in the World CupWith inputs from agencies