How Mohammed Siraj became World No.1 in ODIs in mere 25 days?

Sports Tak Staff January 25 , 2023

India's star pacer Mohammed Siraj is the new World no.1 in ODIs as per the ICC's latest bowlers' Rankings.

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Siraj snared five wickets in the first two ODIs against New Zealand to surge to no.1 spot in the ODIs.

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At the start of 2023, Siraj was sitting at the 18th place in the ODI rankings and in mere 25 days rocketed to the summit of standings.

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Siraj was ranked 18th before the series against Sri Lanka but right after that he took a massive jump in the ODI rankings.

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Siraj took 9 wickets in the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka which boosted his ranking in ODIs.

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After the series against Sri Lanka, Siraj jumped 15 places and went straight from 18th to the third position in the ODI rankings.

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Siraj continued his heroics in the ODI series against New Zealand where he took a total of five wickets.

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Right after the New Zealand series, which India won 3-0, Siraj grabbed the no.1 spot in ODI rankings with 729 rating points.

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