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Kohli became the No. 1 batter for the first time in 2013 and has now spent 825 days at the No.1 spot, which is the most by an Indian player. O
Virat Kohli has become the No.1 batter in ICC ODI Rankings after magnificent returns in the last few months. He reached the pinnacle in the fifty-over format after four years. He dethroned teammate Rohit Sharma, following a knock of 93 runs in the series opener against New Zealand in Vadodara.
It is the 11th time Kohli has achieved the No.1 position in one-day internationals. The right-handed batter scored two consecutive hundreds and a fifty in a three-match series against South Africa, along with 74 against Australia in the third ODI in Sydney.
The 37-year-old has crossed the fifty-run mark in his last five innings, having amassed 469 runs. Kohli has 785 rating points, while Rohit dropped to third place with 775 ratings.
Kohli became the No. 1 batter for the first time in 2013 and has now spent 825 days at the No.1 spot, which is the most by an Indian player. Overall, he is 10th on the list, which is headed by West Indies great Vivian Richards, who was the top batter for 2,306 days.
New Zealand’s star batter Daryl Mitchell has gone past Rohit after accumulating 84 runs in the first ODI and is closing on Virat, with 784 ratings. There is a difference of 10 points between the top three batters, and the race for the top spot is set to intensify in the coming days.
Team India’s wicket-keeper batter KL Rahul has reached the 11th spot, while pacer Mohammed Siraj has climbed five places to be ranked 15th in the ODI bowling rankings.