Proteas spinner Keshav Maharaj has moved to the top of the ICC’s ODI bowling rankings.
Maharaj is the third player to be crowned No 1 in as many weeks, with Shaheen Afridi taking top spot on 1 November before being toppled by Mohammed Siraj a week later.
Since the last update last Wednesday, Maharaj picked up seven wickets in three matches, which included a four-for against New Zealand in Pune. He was one of the very few bowlers who troubled India, returning figures of 1-30 when the hosts scored 326, and in their final league-stage game, he scalped two wickets against Afghanistan.
Siraj, who took six wickets in India’s last three matches, isn’t too far behind Maharaj with only three rating points separating the two. His compatriots Jasprit Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav occupy two of the three remaining spots in the top five.
Shubman Gill continues to lead the way in the batting rankings after dethroning Babar Azam last week.
