Virat Kohli storms back at No. 01 in ICC ranking after four years.

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Indian star batter, reclaims the No. 01 spot in ICC ranking for Men’s ODI batting for the first time since July 2021. Kohli replaces his team-mate Rohit Sharma following a match winning 93 off 91 balls against New Zealand on Sunday in Vadodara.

Virat Kohli brilliant form has propelled him back for the 11th time in his illustrious career. Riding a impressive scores that includes player of the match winning performance in Vadodara, he had a sequence of 74*,135, 102* and 65* in his last four ODIs, the only format he is still active in internationals.

The former Indian captain has reached the summit of ODI batting ranking in 2013 for the first time and spent a total of 823 days at No.01 which is the most by an Indian batter.

As for the Rohit Sharma, he has not only conceded the top spot, but has also slipped two spots to No. 03 after scoring just 26 in the opening ODI. Daryl Mitchell who scored 84 in 75 balls for New Zealand in the last game against New Zealand has moved up to No. 02 from No. 03.

ODI’S MEN Ranking

Virat Kohli at 785 points
Daryl Mitchell at 784 points
Rohit Sharma at 775 points

Apart from Virat Kohli, KL Rahul also moved to No. 11 ranking from No. 12, after scoring 29 in 26 balls against New Zealand in last match at Vadodara on Sunday while chasing.