The newest replace from the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) official batting rankings reveals a placing picture: India’s high 4 ODI batsmen: Shubman Gill (-16 factors), Shreyas Iyer (-13), Virat Kohli (-12) and Rohit Sharma (-11), have all suffered double-digit level losses. The stoop comes scorching on the heels of a weak outing within the opening match of their Australia tour, the place all didn’t go to plan.
First ODI: Rain, early wickets and a chase beneath management
On 19 October 2025, at Optus Stadium in Perth, India and Australia collided within the first of a three-match ODI collection. Australia received the toss and elected to bowl first. The match was repeatedly interrupted by rain and was ultimately decreased to a 26-over-a-side contest. India’s innings received off to a disastrous begin. Gill was dismissed early, and Kohli registered a duck, the primary time he had executed so in an ODI in Australia. The highest order collapsed, with India reaching simply 136/9 of their allotted 26 overs.
Australia chased the goal with relative ease, securing a seven-wicket victory.
Why this issues to the rankings
The rankings losses mirror two harsh truths: kind issues, and large events can enlarge slumps.
- Shubman Gill’s 16-point drop suggests he failed to fireplace in difficult circumstances and should have misplaced key rating floor.
- Shreyas Iyer, Kohli and Rohit additionally misplaced valuable factors, which can seemingly have an effect on India’s batting stability and the selectors’ confidence.
The Perth defeat, coupled with the rating decline, provides strain on India’s high order forward of the remaining ODIs within the collection.
What’s Forward?
The picture of India’s high 4 batters shedding double-digit factors within the rankings is greater than a statistical glitch; it echoes the shambolic top-order efficiency within the first ODI in Perth. With a collection forward and each level counting, each on the scoreboard and in rankings, India should bounce again shortly. In any other case, what started as a tour of promise may change into a slide.