ICC Women's ODI Rankings: All-rounder Deepti Sharma enters top five
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Star Indian cricketer Deepti Sharma has climbed to fifth position in the latest ICC Women's ODI Rankings for all-rounders, surpassing New Zealand's Amelia Kerr.
The 27-year-old Indian all-rounder has racked up 344 points, while Australia's Ashleigh Gardner maintains her position at the summit.
Deepti rose in the rankings despite playing her last WODI in January this year.
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Multi-faceted talent
Deepti continues to rise among Indians
Apart from her fifth position in the WODI all-rounder rankings, Deepti Sharma is also ranked third in WT20 all-rounder standings.
She also occupies a respectable fourth place in the WODI bowling rankings.
This multi-faceted talent highlights her immense contribution to Indian women's cricket in all formats of the game.
Notably, Deepit is the only Indian in the top 25 of the WODI all-rounder rankings.
Rankings shift
Chamari Athapaththu rises in WODI all-rounder rankings
In another development, Sri Lankan cricketer Chamari Athapaththu has jumped two spots in the WODI all-rounder rankings following her run in the recent WODI series against New Zealand.
Although New Zealand won the series 2-0, Athapaththu's contributions of 25 runs and three wickets were enough to push her up.
She now shares the seventh position with Australia's Annabel Sutherland, surpassing New Zealand's Sophie Devine.
Consistency
Smriti Mandhana maintains second position in WODI batting rankings
Among batters, India's Smriti Mandhana remains unscathed (738). She maintains her second spot and is only behind South Africa's Laura Wolvaardt (773).
The rest of the top three is occupied by Nat Sciver-Brunt, who has taken the third spot, displacing Chamari Athapaththu.
This consistency underlines Mandhana's pivotal role in establishing India's position in women's cricket. She remains the only Indian in the top 10 of WODI batting rankings.