Pakistan captain Babar Azam will remain the No. 1 ODI batter as Shubman Gill opts out of the race
The captain of Pakistan cricket team Babar Azam will remain at the top of the ODI batting rankings after Indian opener Shubman Gill has been rested for the third and final match of the series against Australia. 74 and 104 are the scores that Gill has registered in the first two ODIs against Australia. Before the three ODIs, the right-hand batter had a golden chance to go past Babar Azam in the ICC ODI Rankings for the batters. With two fifty-plus scores, Gill is definitely in the zone to get another big score against Australia in the third ODI in Rajkot. However, news has just come in that gill has been rested for the third ODI.
Last Wednesday, as per the most recent ICC rankings, the Indian opener currently holds the second spot in the ICC rankings for ODI batsmen with 814 points, trailing Babar Azam by a mere 43 rating points (857 rating points). Since then, Gill has scored a fluent 74 runs off 63 balls in the first ODI against Australia on Friday and played a brilliant 104-run knock from 97 balls in the second ODI on Sunday.