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ICC Rankings: ODI bowlers – Mitchell Starc returns to top three, Sunil Narine remains top

Sport360 staff

09:53 06/09/2016

West Indian mystery spinner Sunil Narine continues to top the ODI Bowler Rankings with a rating of 759, but it was Australia’s Mitchell Starc who was the most significant mover in the latest ICC update.

The 26-year-old ended the ODI series against Sri Lanka as the top wicket-taker with 12 scalps to his name at an average of 18.16 and moves up to from fifth place into third on the list.

Starc was the number one ODI bowler for long periods in 2015 after a stellar World Cup, but an injury late in the year saw him miss months of action and plummet in the rankings.

New Zealand pacer Trent Boult, who has a rating of 731, is sandwiched between Narine and Starc.

Other big movers from the Sri Lanka-Australia ODI series were James Faulkner and John Hastings. Faulkner, who was the man of the match in the World Cup final last year, has risen to 18th while Hastings has reached a career high ranking of 24.

With Starc rising to third, Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan and South Africa’s Imran Tahir have both dropped one place each to fourth and fifth respectively.

The England-Pakistan ODI series saw English bowlers gain as Adil Rashid, Chris Woakes and Liam Plunkett all made big strides. Rashid, who took eight wickets at 27.75 a piece, has snuck into the top ten, while Woakes (16th) and Plunkett (48th) jumped 13 and 25 places respectively.

The highest ranked Indian bowler is Ravichandran Ashwin who is 12th, with Axar Patel just one place behind him.

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