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New Delhi: Team India's players continue to rise in the ICC Rankings, with Virat Kohli closing in on becoming the No.1 ODI batter. He moved to the second position in the ICC ODI rankings and is just eight points behind his teammate Rohit Sharma.
New Zealand all-rounder Daryl Mitchell and Afghanistan batter Ibrahim Zadran slipped to No.3 and No.4, respectively. Kohli climbed to the No.2 spot following a brilliant ODI series against South Africa. He was named Player of the Series after India clinched the three-match series 2-1. He smashed 302 runs at an average of 151 and a strike rate of 117.05, including two centuries and one fifty.
The star batter last held the top spot in the ODI rankings in March 2021 and was replaced by Pakistan batter Babar Azam at the No.1 spot. Rohit amassed a total of 146 runs in the three-match series to maintain his No.1 ranking. Kohli hit an unbeaten 65 runs in the series-decider to inch closer in Visakhapatnam.
Rohit and Kohli will return to action in the three-match ODI series against New Zealand at home from January 11, and all eyes will be on both the veteran batters as they go head-to-head in the race for the top spot.
Here’s the latest ODI rankings for batters
01: Rohit Sharma (IND) - 781
02: Virat Kohli (IND) - 773
03: Daryl Mitchell (NZ) - 766
04: Ibrahim Zadran (AFG) - 764
05: Shubman Gill (IND) - 723
06: Babar Azam (PAK) - 722
07: Harry Tector (IRE) - 708
08: Shai Hope (WI) - 701
09: Charith Asalanka (SL) - 690
10: Shreyas Iyer (IND) - 679
Spinner Kuldeep Yadav also made a massive jump in the ODI rankings. He climbed three places to reach No.3, with Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan retaining the top spot, followed by England’s Jofra Archer at No.2.
Kuldeep was the highest wicket-taker in the ODI series against South Africa, picking up nine wickets across three matches at an economy rate of 6.23. He delivered a brilliant performance in the series decider, taking four wickets in 10 overs.
Afghanistan’s Azmatullah Omarzai retained the top spot in the ODI all-rounders’ rankings, followed by Zimbabwe’s Sikandar Raza, Afghanistan’s Mohammad Nabi, and Bangladesh’s Mehidy Hasan Miraz.
