Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan move up, Rashid Khan becomes top-ranked all-rounder

Sharma, who led the team in the absence of top-ranked batsman Virat Kohli, has shot up two places to a career-best second position to make it a 1-2 for India in the batting rankings. This is for the second time that Sharma is in second position, having first reached number two in July this year.

Sharma aggregated 317 runs while Dhawan topped the tournament with 342 runs to gain four slots and reach fifth position.

The pair was rested in India’s last Super Four match which ended in a tie against Afghanistan but still led the run aggregate, thanks largely to a 210-run partnership in the Super Four match against Pakistan in which Sharma slammed an unbeaten 111 and Dhawan scored 114.

Another India player to gain in the latest rankings update is spinner Kuldeep Yadav, who has advanced three places to take a career-best third position after finishing as the joint-highest wicket taker along with Bangladesh’s fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman and Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan, all of who finished with 10 wickets each.

Rashid Khan becomes world’s top-ranked ODI all-rounder: Rashid Khan has displaced former Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan from the top of the all-rounders’ list.

He has become the first from his country and 32nd overall to reach top position in the list with a jump of six places. Rashid’s success with the ball saw him cross the 800-point mark during the tournament, which saw in action five of the 10 teams to fight it out in next year’s ICC Cricket World Cup, and he also chipped in with 87 runs to reach a career-best 97th position among batsmen.

Afghanistan opener Mohammad Shahzad has gained 19 slots to reach 36th position, his highest in two years, while spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman has gained 15 slots to reach eighth position.

For Bangladesh, wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim has attained a career-best 16th position, while Liton Das has advanced 107 positions to reach 116th rank after his fine century in the final. Mustafizur has moved up four places to take 12th position among bowlers.

Pakistan left-hander Imam-ul-Haq has gained 15 places to reach a career-best 27th position while Shoaib Malik has gained 12 slots to reach 42nd position. Junaid Khan has gained seven slots to reach 30th position among bowlers.

For Sri Lanka, Upul Tharanga has gained two positions to reach 41st rank while Hong Kong captain Anshuman Rath’s knock of 73 against India has led him to 55th position with 532 points, the highest ever points tally for a Hong Kong batsman. Rath’s opening partner Nizakat Khan has gained 28 slots to reach a career-best 78th rank.

In the MRF Tyres ICC ODI Team Rankings, Afghanistan have gained five points while Pakistan and Sri Lanka have lost three points each. India have also gained one point, but there has been no change in positions in the list led by England, who host the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 from 30 May to 14 July.

Meanwhile, South Africa (ranked fourth) host Zimbabwe (ranked 11th) for a three-match series from Sunday, which will not see any change in positions. South Africa (110 points) and Zimbabwe (53 points) will retain their points if South Africa win 3-0. If South Africa lose by the same margin, they will slip to 103 points while Zimbabwe will move up to 60 points.

MRF Tyres ICC ODI Team Rankings (as on 30 September, after the Asia Cup):

RANK  TEAM             POINTS

1.     England            127

2.     India                 122 (+1)

3.     New Zealand    112

4.     South Africa      110

5.     Pakistan            101 (-3)

6.     Australia            100

7.     Bangladesh        92 (-)

8.     Sri Lanka            77 (-3)

9.     West Indies        69

10.  Afghanistan        67 (+5)

11.  Zimbabwe          53

12.  Ireland                39

13.  Scotland             33

14.  UAE                   21

MRF Tyres ICC ODI Player Rankings (as on 30 September, after the Asia Cup):

BATSMEN (top 20)

Rank      (+/-)        Player                 Team     Points    Avge      Highest Rating

   1         ( - )         Virat Kohli            Ind         884       58.20     911 v Eng at Headingley 2018

   2         (+2)        Rohit Sharma       Ind         842       46.17     844 v Pak at Dubai 2018

   3         ( - )         Joe Root              Eng        818       51.61     819 v Aus at Brisbane 2018

   4         (+1)        David Warner       Aus        803       43.43     880 v Pak at Adelaide 2017

   5         (+4)        Shikhar Dhawan  Ind         802       46.82     813 v Pak at Dubai 2018

   6         (-4)         Babar Azam         Pak        798       51.92     846 v NZ at Wellington 2018

   7         (-1)         Ross Taylor          NZ          785       46.28     789 v Eng at Dunedin 2018

   8         (-1)         Quinton de Kock  SA          781       45.25     808 v Ban at East London 2017

   9         (-1)         Kane Williamson  NZ          778       46.87     798 v SA at Centurion 2015

  10        ( - )         Jonny Bairstow    Eng        769       50.30     777 v Aus at Durham 2018

  11        ( - )         Faf du Plessis      SA          766       44.40     802 v Ind at Durban 2018

  12        (+1)        Martin Guptill        NZ          731       42.99     789 v SA at Hamilton 2017

  13        (+1)        Hashim Amla       SA          729       49.65     901 v Eng at Trent Bridge 2012

  14        (-2)         Tamim Iqbal         Ban        718       36.24     737 v Win at St Kitts 2018

  15        (+2)        Aaron Finch         Aus        706       38.19     744 v Eng at Melbourne 2015

  16        (+6)        Mushfiqur Rahim  Ban        702       33.97     712 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2018

  17        (+1)        Jos Buttler            Eng        701       40.35     723 v Ban at Mirpur 2016

  18        (-3)         MS Dhoni             Ind         695       50.61     836 v Aus at Delhi 2009

  19        (-3)         Fakhar Zaman     Pak        689*      59.00     715 v HK at Dubai 2018

  20        (-1)         Steve Smith         Aus        675       41.84     752 v Pak at Sydney 2017

BOWLERS (top 20)

Rank      (+/-)        Player                 Team     Points    Avge      Eco.       Highest Rating

   1         ( - )         Jasprit Bumrah     Ind         797       21.77     4.54      821 v Pak at Dubai 2018

   2         ( - )         Rashid Khan        Afg         788       14.47     3.90      806 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2018

   3         (+3)        Kuldeep Yadav    Ind         700*!     20.10     4.65      700 v Ban at Dubai 2018

   4         ( - )         Trent Boult           NZ          699       24.63     5.09      766 v Ind at Delhi 2016

   5         ( - )         Josh Hazlewood  Aus        696       24.27     4.72      733 v Eng at Adelaide 2018

   6=       (+1)        Adil Rashid           Eng        681!      30.80     5.52      681 v Ind at Headingley 2018

              (-3)         Hasan Ali             Pak        681       22.39     5.23      766 v NZ at Wellington 2018

   8         (+15)      M. Ur Rahman     Afg         679*      19.06     3.84      691 v Ban at Abu Dhabi 2018

   9         (-1)         Kagiso Rabada    SA          676       27.62     5.09      724 v Eng at Lord's 2017

  10        (-1)         Imran Tahir          SA          666       24.81     4.68      786 v SL at Johannesburg 2017

  11        (-2)         Y. Chahal             Ind         661*      24.92     4.68      668 v HK at Dubai 2018

  12        (+4)        M. Rahman          Ban        651*!     19.78     4.66      651 v Ind at Dubai 2018

  13        (-2)         Chris Woakes      Eng        643       30.77     5.50      673 v NZ at Christchurch 2018

  14        (-2)         Mitchell Starc       Aus        642       20.95     4.93      783 v NZ at Melbourne 2015

  15        (+2)        Mohammad Nabi Afg         633       31.44     4.25      653 v Zim at Harare 2017

  16        (-3)         Mitchell Santner   NZ          632       33.91     4.90      663 v Eng at Hamilton 2018

  17        (-3)         Moeen Ali             Eng        621       45.08     5.09      629 v Aus at Old Trafford 2018

  18        ( - )         Pat Cummins       Aus        607       28.45     5.38      626 v Eng at Adelaide 2018

  19        ( - )         Matt Henry           NZ          606       24.59     5.57      675 v Aus at Hamilton 2016

  20        (+1)        Tim Murtagh         Ire          602       29.74     4.48      613 v Zim at Harare 2018 

ALL-ROUNDERS (top five)

Rank      (+/-)        Player                 Team     Points    Highest Rating

   1         (+6)        Rashid Khan        Afg         353*/     359 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2018

   2         (-1)         Shakib Al Hasan  Ban        341       453 v Zim at Chittagong 2009

   3         (+1)        Mohammad Nabi Afg         337       349 v Ire at Greater Noida 2017

   4         (-1)         Mitchell Santner   NZ          317!      317 v Eng at Christchurch 2018

   5         (-3)         M. Hafeez            Pak        306       438 v Ind at Kolkata 2013