Smriti Mandhana Retains Top Spot in ICC Women's ODI Batting Rankings
India's Smriti Mandhana retained her top position in the ICC women's ODI batting rankings, leading with 790 points after recently becoming captain. Harmanpreet Kaur is the only other Indian batter in the top 10, ranked ninth. In bowling, Deepti Sharma dropped to ninth in ODI rankings, while Australia's Annabel Sutherland and Megan Schutt entered the top five. India also features prominently in women's T20I rankings, with three batters and two bowlers in top positions, and holds third place in both team rankings.
First-hand measurement across 3 sources
We measured how 3 outlets covered this story. No outlet gave this story a measurable political slant — there is no left–right reading to report. Overall sentiment is neutral (57/100). Lens Score 27/100.
Outlets measured: indiatoday, thetribune, news18. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (50–65/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
news18 broke this story on 13 Oct, 09:46 am. Other outlets followed.