Rohit Sharma stays No. 1, Virat Kohli climbs to No. 4 in ICC ODI rankings

Virat Kohli moved up to No. 4 in the ICC ODI rankings after his century against South Africa, while Rohit Sharma retained the top spot. Jasprit Bumrah stayed No. 1 among Test bowlers, with Indians dominating across formats in the latest update

Dubai: Star Indian batter Virat Kohli on Wednesday moved up to No. 4 in the latest ICC rankings after his match-winning hundred against South Africa in the first ODI at Ranchi boosted his rise.

Kohli made his 52nd hundred in the 50-over format, a 120-ball 135 that propelled India to a 17-run win over the Proteas on Sunday.

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The 37-year-old now has 751 ranking points, trailing former India skipper Rohit Sharma (783), who retained his top spot, New Zealand batter Daryl Mitchell (766) and Afghanistan’s Ibrahim Zadran (764).

Kohli overtook India ODI captain Shubman Gill, who moved down to No. 5 after missing the ongoing three-match series against South Africa with a neck injury. Shreyas Iyer, who is also recovering from an injury sustained during India’s recent white-ball tour to Australia, stayed firm at 9th position.

Meanwhile, left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav gained one place to move to sixth after picking up four wickets in the first match against the Proteas.

In the Test batters’ list, India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal continued at No. 9, while Gill slid one place down to 12. Wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant also slipped, moving from 12th to 14th.

In the rankings for Test bowlers, India’s premier pacer Jasprit Bumrah remained on top with 879 points, well clear of New Zealand pacer Matt Henry (846). However, modest outings in the two-match series against South Africa recently affected the rankings of pacer Mohammed Siraj (from 11th to 13th) and Kuldeep (from 13th to 15th).

In the T20I list, Indians dominated the top slot with Abhishek Sharma and Varun Chakravarthy keeping their No. 1 positions. PTI