Shubman Gill Looks to Dethrone Babar Azam as Number 1 ODI Batter

[{"selector":"#anim-9bc9bcac-e3f7-431f-82be-87dfb2fb97f0","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-96bb7824-71db-4cff-80f8-16502138c28e","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 145.82257%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Shubman Gill on Wednesday rose to his career-best second place in ICC ODI batter’s rankings Shubman Gill on Wednesday rose to his career-best second place in ICC ODI batter’s rankings

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[{"selector":"#anim-8047c84d-328f-4de2-8a2e-d02801c71632","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a16678c9-5731-441e-91c9-af224be67fdb","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 141.94661%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] India are the only nation with three batters in the top 10, with Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma also in the mix India are the only nation with three batters in the top 10, with Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma also in the mix

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