Andile Phehlukwayo’s eight wickets in the ODI series against Pakistan have seen him gain 13 places to reach 19th position in the ICC Men’s ODI Player Rankings.
Quinton de Kock (up one place to eighth), Hashim Amla (up three places to 13th place) and Reeza Hendricks (up 36 places to 94) have moved up among batsmen, while Andile Phehlukwayo (up to 19th position) and Dwaine Pretorious (53rd place up to 44th slot) have risen in the bowler rankings.
New Zealand fast bowler Trent Boult has surged in the rankings after finishing with 12 wickets in the series against India, which culminated in Wellington on Sunday with a 4-1 victory for the visiting side.
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Former India captain MS Dhoni has moved up three places to 17th position during a run that includes three consecutive half-centuries, and collecting a player of the series award against Australia. Kedar Jadhav (up eight places to 35th) is another one to advance for India in the list, led by their captain Virat Kohli.
Other batsmen to move up in the latest rankings update include the Australia duo of Glenn Maxwell (up two places to 3oth) and Shaun Marsh (up from 60th to 43rd).
MRF Tyres ICC Men’s ODI Player Rankings (as of 4 February)
Batsmen (top 20)
| Rank | (+/-) | Player | Team | Pts | Avge | Highest Rating |
| 1 | ( – ) | Virat Kohli | Ind | 887 | 59.50 | 911 |
| 2 | ( – ) | Rohit Sharma | Ind | 854 | 47.60 | 883 |
| 3 | ( – ) | Ross Taylor | NZ | 821 | 47.82 | 831 |
| 4 | ( – ) | Joe Root | Eng | 807 | 51.52 | 824 |
| 5 | ( – ) | Babar Azam | Pak | 801 | 51.29 | 846 |
| 6 | ( – ) | Faf du Plessis | SA | 791 | 45.73 | 802 |
| 7 | ( – ) | Shai Hope | Win | 780! | 47.48 | 780 |
| 8 | (+1) | Q. de Kock | SA | 758 | 44.26 | 808 |
| 9 | (+2) | Fakhar Zaman | Pak | 755*! | 53.40 | 755 |
| 10 | (-2) | S. Dhawan | Ind | 744 | 45.02 | 813 |
| 11 | (-1) | K. Williamson | NZ | 739 | 45.65 | 798 |
| 12 | ( – ) | J. Bairstow | Eng | 726 | 48.02 | 777 |
| 13 | (+3) | Hashim Amla | SA | 722 | 49.74 | 901 |
| 14= | ( – ) | M. Rahim | Ban | 712! | 34.94 | 712 |
| ( – ) | Tamim Iqbal | Ban | 712 | 36.64 | 737 | |
| 16 | (+9) | Imam-ul-Haq | Pak | 695* | 60.55 | 706 |
| 17 | (+3) | MS Dhoni | Ind | 688 | 50.80 | 836 |
| 18 | ( – ) | Jos Buttler | Eng | 685 | 39.70 | 723 |
| 19 | (-6) | Martin Guptill | NZ | 683 | 42.30 | 789 |
| 20 | (-1) | Eoin Morgan | Eng | 675 | 38.57 | 690 |
Bowlers (top 20)
| Rank |
(+/-) |
Player |
Team |
Pts |
Avge |
Eco |
Highest Rating |
| 1 | ( – ) | Jasprit Bumrah | Ind | 808 | 21.01 | 4.44 | 841 |
| 2 | ( – ) | Rashid Khan | Afg | 788 | 14.47 | 3.90 | 806 |
| 3 | (+7) | Trent Boult | NZ | 732 | 24.86 | 5.10 | 766 |
| 4 | (-1) | Kuldeep Yadav | Ind | 719 | 20.64 | 4.77 | 765 |
| 5 | (+1) | Y. Chahal | Ind | 709 | 23.83 | 4.80 | 730 |
| 6 | (-1) | M. Rahman | Ban | 695! | 20.56 | 4.58 | 695 |
| 7 | (-3) | Kagiso Rabada | SA | 688 | 26.96 | 5.00 | 724 |
| 8 | (-2) | Adil Rashid | Eng | 683 | 30.42 | 5.50 | 687 |
| 9 | (-1) | M. Ur Rahman | Afg | 679* | 19.06 | 3.84 | 691 |
| 10 | (-1) | J. Hazlewood | Aus | 665 | 25.15 | 4.73 | 733 |
| 11 | ( – ) | Imran Tahir | SA | 654 | 24.87 | 4.67 | 786 |
| 12 | (+1) | Chris Woakes | Eng | 642 | 30.64 | 5.51 | 673 |
| 13 | (+1) | A. Dananjaya | SL | 641* | 26.93 | 5.15 | 651 |
| 14 | (-2) | Hasan Ali | Pak | 634 | 24.18 | 5.25 | 766 |
| 15 | (+1) | M. Nabi | Afg | 633 | 31.44 | 4.25 | 653 |
| 16 | (-1) | Dale Steyn | SA | 629 | 25.92 | 4.88 | 746 |
| 17 | (+6) | B. Kumar | Ind | 628 | 35.91 | 4.98 | 658 |
| 18 | (-1) | Mitchell Starc | Aus | 623 | 21.44 | 4.95 | 783 |
| 19 | (+13) | A. Phehlukwayo | SA | 613! | 29.80 | 5.65 | 613 |
| 20 | (-2) | Pat Cummins | Aus | 607 | 29.73 | 5.31 | 629 |
All-rounders (top five)
| Rank |
(+/-) |
Player |
Team |
Pts |
Highest Rating |
| 1 | ( – ) | Rashid Khan | Afg | 353*/ | 359 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2018 |
| 2 | ( – ) | Shakib Al Hasan | Ban | 352 | 453 v Zim at Chittagong 2009 |
| 3 | ( – ) | Mohammad Nabi | Afg | 337 | 349 v Ire at Greater Noida 2017 |
| 4 | ( – ) | Mohammad Hafeez | Pak | 296 | 437 v Ind at Kolkata 2013 |
| 5 | (+1) | M. Ali | Eng | 289 | 306 v Aus at Old Trafford 2018 |
Source: ICC
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