India’s Ravindra Jadeja made all-round gains in the latest ICC ODI rankings released on Monday, a day after India beat England by five runs in the Champions Trophy final. Jadeja, who made an unbeaten 33 and picked up two for 24 in the final, was named Man of the Match. His haul of 12 wickets in the tournament also made him the highest wicket-taker, fetching him the Golden Ball trophy.
Jadeja’s efforts helped him move up a place to a career-best third in the latest bowlers’ rankings. He also moved up three places to 52nd in the batting table. His combined effort with the bat and ball helped him move up a place to a best so far third in the latest all-rounders’ standings.
India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has also made a return to the top 10 of the bowlers’ list, having jumped six places to ninth.The others to make upward movement include Angelo Mathews in 22nd (up by three), James Tredwell in 28th (up by 15), Stuart Broad in 30th (up by two), Bhuvneshwar Kumar in 49th (up by three) and Ishant Sharma in 51st (up by five).
The bowlers’ list is still headed by West Indies’ Sunil Narine with Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal in second place. In the rankings for batsmen, England batsman Jonathan Trott moved up a place to fourth. Trott scored 229 runs from five games to end as the second highest run-getter in the tournament.
The list continues to be headed by South Africa captain AB de Villiers, with teammate Hashim Amla in second place and India’s Virat Kohli in third position.India opener Shikhar Dhawan has jumped 21 places to a career-best 29th.