Indian captain Virat Kohli has moved back to the top position among batsmen in the ICC ODI player rankings within 10 days of losing it to South Africa batsman AB de Villiers.
In the latest rankings update that takes into account India’s home series against New Zealand which India won 2-1 on Sunday, as well as the last match of the South Africa-Bangladesh series and the last two matches of the Pakistan-Sri Lanka series, Kohli has also reached a career-high in terms of rating points.
The 28-year-old Delhi lad, who scored 263 runs in the series against New Zealand including knocks of 121 in the first ODI in Mumbai and 113 in the final ODI in Kanpur, has reached 889 points, which is the best ever by an India batsman. The previous highest points tally of 887 was managed by Sachin Tendulkar in 1998 and by Kohli earlier this year.
India opener Rohit Sharma’s 174 runs in the series against New Zealand, which included a fine 147 in the final match, has seen him reach a career-high rating of 799 points, even though he remains in the seventh position.
Similarly, Pakistan’s Babar Azam (fourth position) and South Africa’s Quinton de Kock (fifth position) have also attained their highest in terms of rating points.
Here is the list of top 10 batsmen:
- Virat Kohli – 889
- AB de Villiers – 872
- David Warner – 865
- Babar Azam – 846
- Quinton de Kock – 808
- Joe Root – 802
- Rohit Sharma – 799
- Faf du Plessis – 773
- Hashim Amla – 766
- Kane Williamson – 760
