In a historic reshuffle of ICC Men’s ODI Player Rankingsan indian legend Virat Kohli Registering its 11th distinguished stint at the top on January 14, it has regained the world’s top position. This update comes after a great performance in the opening match of the current series new zealand In Vadodara, where the 37-year-old’s masterclass led the hosts to a stunning win.
Virat Kohli overtakes Rohit Sharma to take No. 1 spot in ICC men’s ODI batting rankings
Kohli is officially back at the No. 1 spot in the ICC men’s ODI batting rankings after overtaking his teammate. Rohit Sharma After India’s four-wicket win over New Zealand. Kohli’s match-winning knock of 93 off 91 balls helped the hosts successfully chase the 300-run target in Vadodara, marking their first return to the top spot since July 2021. The veteran is currently enjoying a purple patch with scores of 74, 135, 102, 65 and 93 in his last five matches. Having reached No. 1 for the first time in October 2013, Kohli has now spent a total of 825 days at the top, the most by any Indian and the 10th most in the history of the game, behind legends like. Viv Richards And brian lara.
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Test and T20I reshuffle: Travis Head, Wanindu Hasaranga and Sikandar Raza get big boosts
The January 14 update also included the conclusion of the Ashes and recent T20I performances, leading to massive changes to the Test and T20I tables.
- Test Ranking: Australian travis head He moved up seven places to third in the world after finishing as the leading run-scorer in the Ashes with 629 runs at an average of 62.90. England’s young batsmen jacob bethel After his maiden Test century, he moved up 25 places to 52nd position, while Australia’s beau webster Growth was seen in all three departments and the all-rounder moved up to 26th in the rankings.
- ODI Ranking: new zealand darryl mitchell After playing an inning of 84 runs in Vadodara, he reached the highest rating of his career and was only one rating point behind Kohli. On the bowling front, Mohammad Siraj up five places to 15th, and kyle jamison After taking his career-best four wickets, he jumped 27 places to reach 69th position.
- T20I Ranking: Sri Lankan Wanindu Hasaranga While the bowling has moved up three places to reach the second position in the rankings. Pakistan fast bowler salman mirza Climbed 16 places to reach 19th position. Zimbabwe’s in the list of all-rounders Sikandar Raza Reclaimed No. 1 ranking as Saim Ayyub Moved down one place.
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