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Rahul was impressive against New Zealand, where he added runs to the total in a winning chase in the series opener and followed it with a hundred in the second game.
Virat Kohli has been dethroned from the top spot in the ICC ODI Rankings for Batters after India’s 1-2 series defeat against New Zealand. Daryl Mitchell is the No.1 batter in the world. Although Kohli gained 10 points, Mitchell went past him after a magnificent series against the Men in Blue. The right-handed Kiwi batter has 845 rating points. Kohli returned to the top spot last week after four years. However, Daryl, who was one point away from matching Virat’s numbers, has surpassed him.
Mitchell was named the Player of the Series in New Zealand’s historic triumph, amassing 353 runs from three matches at an average of 176. He hit two centuries and a fifty.
Ibrahim Zadran has reached third place with a rating of 764, swapping places with former India skipper Rohit Sharma. Rohit is in fourth place with 757 rating points. He was not in form against the visiting New Zealand side, posting 61 runs from three innings.
KL Rahul has entered the top 10 bracket in the latest rankings, with Shreyas Iyer following him closely at No.11.
Rahul was impressive against New Zealand, where he added runs to the total in a winning chase in the series opener and followed it with a hundred in the second game.
He accumulated an unbeaten 112 runs, with the help of 11 boundaries and a six.
ICC ODI Rankings for Batters
Daryl Mitchell (New Zealand) — Rating points: 845
Virat Kohli (India) — Rating points: 795
Ibrahim Zadran (Afghanistan) — Rating points: 764
Rohit Sharma (India) — Rating points: 757
Shubman Gill (India) — Rating points: 723
Babar Azam (Pakistan) — Rating points: 722
Harry Tector (Ireland) — Rating points: 708
Shai Hope (West Indies) — Rating points: 701
Charith Asalanka (Sri Lanka) — Rating points: 690
KL Rahul (India) — Rating points: 670
Shreyas Iyer (India) — Rating points: 656
Travis Head (Australia) — Rating points: 653
Quinton de Kock (South Africa) — Rating points: 646
Pathum Nissanka (Sri Lanka) — Rating points: 639
Kusal Mendis (Sri Lanka) — Rating points: 638
In the ODI Rankings for Bowlers, New Zealand’s stand-in skipper climbed six spots to 33rd position after his performance in the first two contests against the Shubman Gill-led team.
Rashid Khan (710 points) and Jofra Archer (670 points) are the top two bowlers in the world. Rashid has reached second spot in the T20 Rankings for Bowlers after taking four wickets in the opening match against the West Indies.