Shubman Gill has hit a rich vein of form in 2022. In 6 innings, the youngster has amassed 450 runs, averaging 112.50. His latest was a sterling maiden century in India’s third ODI against Zimbabwe. The right-hand batter hit a rapid 130 off 97 balls, moving to his century in only 82. It proved to be the difference in the end, as the hosts, inspired by Sikandar Raza, fell 13 runs short.

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Leading up to the ton, the tyro had picked up scores of 63, 48, 98* (against West Indies), 82 and 33 (in the opening two ODIs against Zimbabwe). The recent ODI batting rankings reflect Gill’s remarkable run of form. Jumping 45 places to 38th, the 22-year-old is the biggest mover in the batting charts. His talent was evident from the get-go. Standing tall against a formidable Australian bowling unit, Gill was key to India’s test win at Brisbane. Chasing 328, the opener’s controlled 91 was the tone-setter. He has struggled in tests since but seems to have found some groove in the 50-over game. Meanwhile, out-of-sorts Virat Kohli has held onto his 5th place, despite not playing in the West Indies and Zimbabwe.

Rohit Sharma at 6th and Shikhar Dhawan, dropping one place to 12th, are the other Indians in the top 15. Babar Azam remains top of the rankings- in both ODIs and T20Is- making him the standout limited overs batter in the men’s game. Jasprit Bumrah (at 4) and Yuzvendra Chahal (at 19) are the only Indians in the top 20 in the bowler’s rankings. Trent Boult, Josh Hazlewood and Afghan off-spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman round off the top 3. Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan leads the all-rounder’s charts. In the test rankings, Kagiso Rabada rises to third. His spell against England at Lord’s set up a comfortable win for the visiting South Africans. The pacer follows Pat Cummins and Ravichandran Ashwin in the rankings. Jasprit Bumrah is the second Indian in the top 10, tied 4th with Pakistan’s Shaheen Afridi.

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South African pacers Anrich Nortje and Marco Jansen are the biggest gainers, moving 14 places to 25 and 7 places to 33, respectively. The top 10 batters remain unchanged in the test rankings. In T20Is, Suryakumar Yadav is the sole Indian among the top 10 batters. Only behind Babar in the charts, the dashing Indian will hope to leave his mark on the Asia Cup. Likewise, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, at 10th, is the only Indian bowler in the top 10.