Shubman Gill deserves to be the No. 1 ranked batsman in the world: Ricky Ponting
Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting has said India’s sensational batter Shubman Gill surely deserves to be at the top of ICC ODI batting rankings.
On Wednesday, Gill dethroned Pakistan’s Babar Azam from the top spot in the ICC ODI rankings. In the latest rankings list, Gill has 796 rating points while Babar has 773. India skipper Rohit Sharma is ranked third with 761 points. South Africa’s Henrich Klaasen and New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell at fourth and fifth respectively.
Gill’s dominance in ODIs has been highly praised and he lived up to the expectations in India’s Champions Trophy opener against Bangladesh where he scored a a match-winning century (101*). It was also his fourth successive 50+ score, making him one of the most persistent batters.
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