Smriti Mandhana Shines as India’s New Captain Tops ICC ODI Rankings

Mandhana Leads the Way in ICC Rankings

Dubai: Smriti Mandhana, who has recently been appointed as the captain of the Indian women's cricket team, has successfully maintained her position at the top of the ICC women's ODI batting rankings. The latest updates, released on Tuesday, also saw Australia's Ellyse Perry making a comeback into the top 10.

Mandhana, who succeeded Harmanpreet Kaur as captain, currently holds the lead in the ODI batting rankings with a total of 790 points. Harmanpreet is the only other Indian player featured in the top 10, sitting at the ninth position.

In the ODI bowling rankings, Deepti Sharma has dropped one spot to ninth, while Australian bowlers Annabel Sutherland and Megan Schutt have both made strides, entering the top five.

India boasts three players in the top 10 of the women's T20I rankings: Shafali Verma ranks fourth with 759 points, Mandhana is fifth with 754 points, and Harmanpreet is tenth with 656 points.

In the T20I bowling rankings, Shree Charani leads with 817 points, followed closely by Deepti at 754 points.

Deepti is also the sole Indian representative in the women's T20I all-rounders' rankings, where she is positioned fourth, and she ranks sixth in the ODI all-rounders' list.

As a team, India holds the third position in both the women's T20I and ODI rankings.