If you are lucky then you can get huge gains in ICC ranking without even playing a match, enter TOP-3

Rahul Tiwari

khelja|02-10-2024

New rankings have been released by the International Cricket Council. Team India's players have gained a lot in this ranking. Team India has recently defeated Bangladesh 2-0 in the Test series. Strong performance of Indian players was seen in this series, which they got rewarded in ICC rankings. At the same time, a player of Team India has also jumped in the ODI rankings. Team India has not played any ODI match in the last few days, yet this player has entered the top-3 in the ODI rankings.

This player gained in ICC rankings without playing a match

India's star spinner Kuldeep Yadav has made huge gains in the latest ODI rankings. He has now reached number three. Before this, Kuldeep Yadav was at number 5. At the same time, Australia's Adam Zampa and Josh Hazlewood were ahead of them. But both these players have suffered losses in the latest rankings. Adam Zampa and Josh Hazlewood have dropped 2-2 places, while Kuldeep Yadav has moved up 2 places even without playing a match and has reached number-3. Currently, he remains India's number-1 bowler in the ranking of bowlers in ODI.

In this ODI ranking released by the International Cricket Council, South Africa's Keshav Maharaj remains at number one with a rating of 695. Whereas Rashid Khan of Afghanistan has reached second place with 668 rating. On the other hand, Kuldeep Yadav has come at third place with a rating of 665. Apart from these, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Siraj also remain in the top-10 in the ODI ranking of bowlers.

Didn't get a chance to play in the test series

Kuldeep Yadav was part of the Indian team in the recent Test series played against Bangladesh. But he did not get a chance in the playing 11. The second match of the series was played at Green Park Stadium in Kanpur. This was his home ground. But this local boy did not get a chance to play in the match. Kuldeep Yadav has been a part of Team India for the last 7 years, but the surprising thing is that he has not played a single international match on his home ground yet. This time too his dream could not be fulfilled.

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