ICC Rankings / After Asia Cup, Mohammed Siraj becomes world's number one ODI bowler, jumps 8 places

ICC Rankings: In the final of Asia Cup 2023, Team India's fast bowler Mohammad Siraj bowled so lethally against Sri Lanka that the Sri Lankan team was bundled out for 50 runs. Mohammad Siraj created many new records by taking six wickets. Meanwhile, everyone was hopeful that this would benefit them in the ICC ODI rankings as well. Now the same thing has happened. Mohammad Siraj has become the new number one bowler of ODI by defeating big giants in one stroke.

Mohammad Siraj becomes number one bowler of ODI

Mohammad Siraj has become the number one bowler in the latest ICC ODI rankings. In the last ranking, his rating was 643 and he was at number nine. But now his rating has reached 694 and he has become the number one bowler by surpassing Josh Hazlewood. He has got a straight jump of eight places. Josh Hazlewood, who was earlier at number one, has now reached second place. His rating is now 678. That means he is not far behind Siraj. He has lost one place. New Zealand's Trent Boult has also lost one place. He has moved to number three with a rating of 677. Mujeeb ur Rehman was at number four earlier also and is still at number four. Rashid Khan is at number five with a rating of 655. Mitchell Starc has suffered the most. They have fallen straight to number six with a loss of three places.

Kuldeep Yadav suffers loss, but remains in top 10

In the latest ODI rankings, New Zealand's Matt Henry has gained one place and has come to number seven with a rating of 645. At the same time, Adam Zamp has also lost one place. He has come at number eight. On the other hand, Kuldeep Yadav may have bowled well and won the Player of the Series award of the Asia Cup, but he has lost three places. In the earlier ranking, he was at number seven with a rating of 656, but now the rating has come down to 638 and he has moved to number nine. Whereas Shaheen Shah Afridi is at number ten. His rating is 632.