ICC ODI Rankings [Updated], Teams, Batsmen, Bowlers, And All-rounders Before World Cup 2023

Updated: 15 September 2023

ICC ODI Rankings [Updated], Teams, Batsmen, Bowlers, And All-rounders Before World Cup 2023. The 2023 ICC ODI World Cup is set to be hosted in India from October 5 to November 19. The tournament was originally scheduled to be hosted in February-March but it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of ten teams, including the defending champions, England (who won the 2019 edition of the quadrennial tournament), will take part in the 2023 ODI World Cup.

The tournament is played in a round-robin format with two groups of five teams each, followed by knockouts that are contested by the two top teams from each group. It will be the first time that an ODI World Cup will be held solely in India. Previously, India has co-hosted the World Cup with other countries three times. A total of 48 matches will be played in the 2023 ODI World Cup. 

The best cricketers from across the world will represent their respective nations in the 2023 World Cup. Let us take a look at the ICC ODI rankings of batsmen, bowlers, and all-rounders ahead of the tournament, as there are expected to be some massive changes in the rankings once the tournament is over. 

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ICC ODI Team Rankings (Updated)

Australia has maintained its top position in the ODI ICC rankings for a long time now and they head into the ODI World Cup as the No. 1 team in the world. The other two teams, namely India and Pakistan, are shortly behind. However, it must be noted that India has played way more matches than Australia and Pakistan overall.

ICC ODI Batsmen Rankings (Updated)

Pakistan’s Babar Azam has been sitting at the top of the ODI Battings rankings for quite some time now and it looks like he is here to stay. Shubman Gill (2) is currently the highest-ranked Indian batman on the rankings while the only other name in the top 10 currently is Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.

ICC ODI Bowlers Ranking (Updated)

The dynamic Australian pace duo of Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc sits at the very top of the World rankings and they are expected to dominate batting lineups in the 2023 ODI World Cup as well. They are followed by Matt Henry and Trent Boult of New Zealand while Pakistan’s deadly fast bowler Shaheen Afridi is number 5 on the list. The only Indian bowler on the list is Mohammed Siraj who is in the 8th position. 

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ICC ODI All-Rounders Ranking

Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan has been dominating the all-rounder ICC rankings for ages now and he seemingly has no plans to stop. Zimbabwe’s Sikander Raza is surprisingly in the third position. The only Indian on this list is Hardik Pandya who is in 10th place.