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ICC ODI Rankings: Virat Kohli stays at No.1, Rohit Sharma is back in top 5

Ajinkya Rahane has moved four places up to the 24th spot on the chart.

ICC ODI Rankings: Virat Kohli stays at No.1, Rohit Sharma is back in top 5
Rohit Sharma

India's Rohit Sharma has jumped four spots up the ladder to return to top-five in the ICC ODI Player Rankings. Rohit had a spectacular performance with the bat in the recently concluded ODI series against. Meanwhile, Virat Kohli continued to sit atop on the chart.

Rohit top-scored for the third consecutive time in an India-Australia bilateral series with a total of 296 runs (at an average of 59.20) from 5 innings, including a blistering 125 in Nagpur. Rohit's super show with the bat helped his team wrap up the series 4-1 and reclaim top spot in the ICC ODI Team Rankings. 

Rohit is at No.5 with 790 points, four clear off Pakistan's Babar Azam. 

Virat retained his No.1 position with 877 points, followed by Australia's David Warner (865). South Africa's AB de Villiers (847) and England's Joe Root (802) are ahead of Rohit in the list.

BATTING (top 10)

1. Virat Kohli (Ind) 877 

2. David Warner (Aus) 865 

3. AB de Villiers (SA) 847 

4. Joe Root (Eng) 802 

5. Rohit Sharma (Ind) 790 

6. Babar Azam (Pak) 786

7. Kane Williamson (NZ) 779 

8. Quinton de Kock (SA) 769 

9. Faf du Plessis (SA) 768 

10. Martin Guptill (NZ) 749 

Rohit's opening partner for the Australia series, Ajinkya Rahane, jumped four places up to the 24th spot on the chart with his four consecutive fifty-plus scores against the tourists. Kedar Jadhav progressed eight places to career-best 36th rank. 

South Africa leggie Imran Tahir regained the top spot in bowlers' ranking, standing just four points clear off Aussie pacer Josh Hazlewood. 

BOWLING (top 10)

1. Imran Tahir (SA) 718 

2. Josh Hazlewood (Aus) 714 

3. Kagiso Rabada (SA) 685 

4. Mitchell Starc (Aus) 684 

5. Jasprit Bumrah (Ind) 671 

6. Trent Boult (NZ) 665 

7. Axar Patel (Ind) 663

8. Hasan Ali (Pak) 663

9. Rashid Khan (Afg) 647

10. Sunil Narine (WI) 646 

Among the all-rounders, Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan maintained his dominance top of the chart while England's Ben Stokes moved a place above to take the fifth spot.

ALL-ROUNDERS (top 5)

1. Sakib Al Hasan (Ban) 353 

2. Md Hafeez (Pak) 339 

3. Md Nabi (Afg) 329 

4. A Mathews (SL) 304 

5. Ben Stokes (Eng) 293 

 

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