De Kock and Henry break into the top five; Root vaults into the top 10

· Career-high rankings for Guptill, Warner, Hales, Marsh, Ali, Rabada, Hazlewood, Abbott and Hastings; McCullum hangs up his ODI boots in 24th position

South Africa wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock and New Zealand fast bowler Matt Henry have broken into the top five while Joe Root of England has vaulted into the top 10 for the first time in their careers in the latest MRF Tyres ICC ODI Player Rankings,which were released on Monday.

In addition to these, nine other players, who featured in the recently concluded South Africa-England and New Zealand-Australia series, have also achieved career-best rankings.

Meanwhile, New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum has ended his ODI career in 24th position after rising six places. McCullum was the third top scorer with 119 runs in the series, which Australia won last week 2-1.

De Kock, who scored 326 runs in South Africa’s 3-2 win over England, has jumped six places to fourth in the MRF Tyres ICC Player Rankings for ODI Batsmen. He now trails compatriot Hashim Amla by just three points.

Root, who collected 351 runs in the series, has rocketed seven places to 10th but his team-mate Alex Hales is the biggest mover. The opener was the leading run-getter with 383 runs, for which he has been rewarded with a jump of 59 places, putting him in 33rd.

Amongst the bowlers in the South Africa-England series, South Africa’s Kagiso Rabada and Kyle Abbott, and Moeen Ali of England have made big strides.

Rabada took nine wickets and, as such, has moved up 36 places to 13th, just 15 points behind Ali, who has gained three places and is now in 11th spot after bagging five wickets. Abbott, who was the third most successful bowler with eight wickets, has risen 31 places and is now in 43rd position.

In the New Zealand-Australia series, the home side’s Martin Guptill has finished as the leading run-getter, which is reflected in the latest rankings as he has moved up a place to eighth after scoring 180 runs.

David Warner’s 126 runs in the series has allowed him to move to 15th position (up by three places), Mitchell Marsh’s contribution of 110 runs has resulted in him achieving 35th position after gaining seven places and Grant Elliott is now just outside the top 50 in 53rd spot after aggregating 103 runs.

In the bowlers’ charts, New Zealand Matt Henry has entered the top five for the first time in his career. Henry bagged eight wickets, for which he has earned three places and fourth position in the latest rankings. He now trails Australia’s third-ranked Mitchell Starc by 10 points.

Other bowlers to achieve career-high rankings include Australia’s duo of Josh Hazlewood in 36th (up by 25 places) and John Hastings in 44th (up by five places).

New Zealand’s Trent Boult has held on to his No.1 position and he leads Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan by 32 points.

MRF TYRES ICC ODI Championship (as of 15 February, following New Zealand-Australia and South Africa-England series)

Rank Team Ratings
**1.**Australia 126
**2.**New Zealand 114
**3.**India 113
**4.**South Africa 112
**5.**Sri Lanka 104
**6.**England 101
**7.**Bangladesh 97
**8.**Pakistan 87
**9.**West Indies 86
**10.**Afghanistan 47
**11.**Ireland 46
**12.**Zimbabwe 45

MRF TYRES ICC ODI PLAYER RANKING (as of 15 February, following New Zealand-Australia and South Africa-England series)

Batsmen (top 10)

Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Ave HS Rating
1 ( - ) AB de Villiers SA 900 54.56 902 v NZ at Auckland 2015
2 ( - ) Virat Kohli Ind 825 51.51 886 v Ban at Fatullah 2014
3 ( - ) Hashim Amla SA 766 52.13 901 v Eng at Trent Bridge 2012
4 (+6) Quinton de Kock SA 763 42.94 789 v Eng at Centurion 2016
5 ( - ) Rohit Sharma Ind 761! 42.08 761 v Aus at Sydney 2016
6 ( - ) T. Dilshan SL 760 39.44 802 v Sco at Hobart 2015
7 (-3) Kane Williamson NZ 752 47.00 798 v SA at Centurion 2015
8 (+1) Martin Guptill NZ 751! 43.25 751 v Aus at Hamilton 2016
9 (-2) Shikhar Dhawan Ind 748 43.97 794 v SA at Melbourne 2015
10 (+7) Joe Root Eng 739 44.34 743 v SA at Johannesburg 2016

Other selected rankings

Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Ave HS Rating
11 (-1) Faf du Plessis SA 710 39.78 726 v Eng at Centurion 2016
13 (-1) Ross Taylor NZ 702 43.90 743 v Zim at Harare 2015
14 (-6) Glenn Maxwell Aus 686 34.20 735 v Ind at Canberra 2016
15 (+3) David Warner Aus 685 37.86 692 v NZ at Wellington 2016
16 ( - ) Aaron Finch Aus 684 38.48 743 v Eng at Melbourne 2015
17 (-2) Steve Smith Aus 675 40.03 709 v Ind at Canberra 2016
18 (-4) George Bailey Aus 673 41.63 867 v SA at Harare 2014
19 ( - ) Jos Buttler Eng 663 35.25 706 v SA at Port Elizabeth 2016
24 (+6) B. McCullum NZ 617 30.41 685 v Eng at Auckland 2013
27 (-4) Eoin Morgan Ire/Eng 610 36.86 690 v Aus at The Oval 2010
29 ( - ) James Faulkner Aus 602* 39.68 628 v Eng at Perth 2015
33 (+59) Alex Hales Eng 592*! 34.35 592 v SA at Cape Town 2016
35 (+7) Mitchell Marsh Aus 581*! 39.54 581 v NZ at Hamilton 2016
36 (-3) David Miller SA 577 34.98 635 v Ban at Mirpur 2015
38 (-2) JP Duminy SA 567 38.73 668 v Net at Mohali 2011
41 (-6) James Taylor Eng 562* 42.23 586 v Pak at Sharjah 2015
47 (-2) Corey Anderson NZ 539* 32.77 604 v Ind at Hamilton 2014

Bowlers (top 10)

Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Avge Econ HS Rating
1 ( - ) Trent Boult NZ 731* 22.96 4.81 745 v Aus at Auckland 2016
2 ( - ) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 699 27.89 4.30 717 v Zim at Chittagong 2009
3 ( - ) Mitchell Starc Aus 685 19.65 4.85 783 v NZ at Melbourne 2015
4 (+3) Matt Henry NZ 675*! 22.17 5.42 675 v Aus at Hamilton 2016
5 (-1) Imran Tahir SA 674 24.11 4.65 735 v SL at Sydney 2015
6 (-1) Dale Steyn SA 665 25.93 4.86 746 v Ind at Durban 2013
7 (-1) Morne Morkel SA 655 24.36 4.93 717 v SL at East London 2012
8 ( - ) Saeed Ajmal Pak 636 22.73 4.18 810 v SA at Centurion 2013
9 (+1) Mohammad Irfan Pak 616 31.14 4.91 641 v UAE at Napier 2015
10 (+1) R. Ashwin Ind 615 31.73 4.85 691 v SL at Hambantota 2012

Other selected rankings

Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Avge Econ HS Rating
11 (+3) Moeen Ali Eng 610*! 37.81 4.91 610 v SA at Cape Town 2016
13 (+36) Kagiso Rabada SA 595*! 20.13 4.83 595 v Eng at Cape Town 2016
17 (-5) Steven Finn Eng 575 28.96 5.09 755 v NZ at Auckland 2013
32 (-4) James Faulkner Aus 537 32.40 5.62 585 v NZ at Melbourne 2015
36 (+25) Josh Hazlewood Aus 528*! 24.44 4.67 528 v NZ at Hamilton 2016
39 (-6) Adam Milne NZ 520* 40.61 5.16 536 v Pak at Auckland 2016
43 (+31) Kyle Abbott SA 509*! 32.85 4.95 509 v Eng at Cape Town 2016
44 (+5) John Hastings Aus 505* 34.37 4.77 508 v NZ at Wellington 2016

All-rounders (top five)

Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts HS Rating
1 ( - ) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 416 453 v Zim at Chittagong 2009
2 ( - ) M. Hafeez Pak 363 438 v Ind at Kolkata 2013
3 ( - ) T. Dilshan SL 349 415 v Sco at Hobart 2015
4 (+1) Angelo Mathews SL 335 427 v Eng at Colombo (RPS) 2014
5 (+1) James Faulkner Aus 323*/ 361 v NZ at Melbourne 2015