Virat Kohli has once again become the world’s number-1 batsman in ODI cricket. ICC has released its latest rankings today. Rohit Sharma has slipped to third place. New Zealand batsman Daryl Mitchell has also gained one place, he has reached second position.

Virat Kohli becomes number-1 ODI batsman

Virat Kohli played a brilliant inning of 93 runs in the first ODI against New Zealand. In this innings, he hit 1 six and 8 fours, although he missed his century but he got the Player of the Match award for his brilliant innings. Now two days later, he got another big gift from that innings, he has come at number-1 in the ICC ODI batting rankings. After scoring 2 centuries against South Africa, he reached second place.

Congratulations to Virat Kohli – the Number One Batter in ICC Men’s ODI Rankings #TeamIndia | @imVkohli pic.twitter.com/yTWjSQlNb7

— BCCI (@BCCI) January 14, 2026

Rohit Sharma dropped 2 places

Rohit Sharma had scored 26 runs in the first ODI against New Zealand, due to which he also suffered a loss in ranking. He was at number-1 for a long time, but in the rankings released today, he has fallen 2 places to third place. Rohit also flopped in the second ODI against New Zealand, he was out after scoring only 24 runs.

New Zealand batsman Daryl Mitchell played a brilliant inning of 84 runs in the first ODI. He reached second place in the ICC ODI batting rankings with 784 rating. Whereas Virat Kohli, who reached number one, is only 1 point ahead of him.

ICC ODI Batsman Ranking (Top-10)

• 785 – Virat Kohli (India)
• 784 – Daryl Mitchell (New Zealand)
• 775 – Rohit Sharma (India)
• 764 – Ibrahim Zadran (Afghanistan)
• 725 – Shubhman Gill (India)
• 722 – Babar Azam (Pakistan)
• 708 – Harry Traktor (Ireland)
• 701 – Shai Hope (West Indies)
• 690 – Charith Asalanka (Sri Lanka)
• 682 – Shreyas Iyer (India)