Monday 5 September 2016 13:39, UK
England batsman Joe Root has moved into the top five of the ICC rankings for ODI batsmen for the first time after a fine series against Pakistan.
The 25-year-old scored 274 runs in the series, earning him the player of the series award and helping him leapfrog New Zealand duo Kane Williamson and Martin Guptill and India batsman Rohit Sharma into fourth place.
Root is one of four England batsmen to move up the rankings following the 4-1 series win, with Alex Hales rising four places to 20 accumulating 223 runs in the series, including a record 171 in the third ODI.
Captain Eoin Morgan has also moved up four to 24th, while Jason Roy's series contribution of 181 runs helped him rise 10 places to share 35th spot with Dinesh Chandimal, who himself has moved up 15 places following a good series with the bat against Australia.
The good news for Pakistan was the movement of its captain Azhar Ali and wicketkeeper Sarfraz Ahmed.
Azhar's 208 runs in the series has seen him move up 15 places to 33rd, while Sarfraz, who was the highest run-getter in the series from either side with 300 runs, has moved up 21 places to 39th position.
Meanwhile, Adil Rashid has broken into the top 10 of the bowlers' rankings for the first time after taking eight wickets in the series, while Chris Woakes is up 13 to 16th following his series-high nine wickets.
