Smriti Mandhana Retains Top Spot in ICC Women's ODI Rankings; Australian Players Advance
India's newly appointed captain Smriti Mandhana retained her top position in the ICC women's ODI batting rankings with 790 points. Harmanpreet Kaur is the only other Indian batter in the top 10, placed ninth. Australia's Ellyse Perry re-entered the top 10. In bowling, India's Deepti Sharma dropped to ninth in ODIs, while Australians Annabel Sutherland and Megan Schutt moved into the top five. India also features prominently in women's T20I rankings, with three batters and two bowlers in the top 10, and ranks third in both ODI and T20I team standings.
First-hand measurement across 4 sources
We measured how 4 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 (56/100). Lens Score 27/100.
Outlets measured: thehindu, 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.