New Delhi, July 22 -- England batter Joe Root has surged back into the top 10 of the ICC Men's ODI Player Rankings while Ben Duckett has broken into the top 20 after inspiring England to their first Men's ODI series victory over India since 2018.

Root, whose unbeaten knocks of 76, 99 and 74 underpinned England's triumph in the three-match series, has climbed four places to eighth position, returning to the top 10 for the first time since 2020. Duckett has leapt 11 places to joint-19th after his superb 141 at Lord's - the highest individual score in a Men's ODI at the iconic venue, according to ICC Media release.

India opener Rohit Sharma's valiant knock of 138 at Lord's has helped him close the gap with Virat Kohli to just nine rating p...