June 19 (CRICKETNMORE) - In the recently released ICC ODI Batsmen Ranking, Babar Azam has reached a career-best fifth position after gaining three positions with scores of 46 in the final and 30 not out in the semifinal. Mohammad Hafeez has gained two slots to reach 20th rank while opener Azhar Ali has moved up 11 slots to 31st position.
For India, opener Rohit Sharma, who scored 123 not out in the semifinal, has gained three slots to reach 10thposition while pace bowlers Bhuvneshwar Kumar (up four places to joint-19th) and Jasprit Bumrah (up 19 places to 24th) are the others to gain.
ICC ODI Player Rankings (as on 19 June, after the ICC Champions Trophy)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points
1 ( - ) Virat Kohli Ind 865
2 ( - ) David Warner Aus 861
3 ( - ) AB de Villiers SA 847
4 ( - ) Joe Root Eng 799
5 (+3) Babar Azam Pak 786
6 (-1) K. Williamson NZ 779
7 (-1) Quinton de Kock SA 769
8 (-1) Faf du Plessis SA 768
9 ( - ) Martin Guptill NZ 749
10= (+3) Rohit Sharma Ind 742
( - ) Shikhar Dhawan Ind 742
With Inputs from ICC Press Release