Today, on 19th November, ICC has released its latest rankings, in which Rohit Sharma has been stripped of his crown of being the number-1 ODI batsman. Indian cricket fans celebrate this day with sadness because two years ago, under the captaincy of Rohit, India lost the ODI World Cup final. Now today itself, snatching away the crown of being number-1 in the ranking from Rohit is another sad news.

Who replaced Rohit Sharma?

Rohit Sharma has now slipped to second place in the ICC ODI batting rankings. Rohit has 781 rating points. Now New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell has become the world’s number-1 ODI batsman. He has 782 rating points, i.e. just 1 point more than Rohit. Earlier he was at number three.

ICC ODI Rankings Latest Update: India’s star batsman Rohit Sharma has benefited a lot in the latest update of ICC ODI rankings. Rohit has been playing cricket for 18 years and has become number one in the ICC rankings for the first time. Rohit Sharma has achieved the number one position in the ICC ODI rankings at a time when he has retired from two formats of cricket. At the same time, Team India’s strong player Virat Kohli has suffered a loss in the ICC rankings. Virat has fallen one place in the ODI rankings.

This happened for the first time in 18 years

Veteran Indian cricket player Rohit Sharma has been playing ODI for Team India since June 2007. But in his 18-year-old cricketing career, Rohit Sharma has never become the number one batsman in the ICC rankings. After his strong performance in the ODI series against Australia, at the age of 38, Rohit has become the number one ODI batsman. Rohit scored 202 runs in the series against Australia. Rohit has benefited from this strong batting in ICC rankings. Now Rohit Sharma remains the number one ODI batsman with 781 rating points.

Virat Kohli in ICC rankings

Virat Kohli has suffered a loss in the ICC rankings. Before the ODI series against Australia, Virat was at number five in the ODI rankings. But after this series, now Kohli has come at number six. Virat had returned to the pavilion without opening his account in the first two ODIs on the Australia tour. In the third ODI match, Virat played an innings of 74 runs in 81 balls. Now Virat Kohli is at sixth position in the latest ICC ODI rankings with 725 rating points.

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ICC has updated its rankings, Rohit Sharma has become the new number-1 ODI batsman in the world. Earlier this position was held by Shubman Gill, who has now slipped to the third position. Rohit had performed brilliantly in the ODI series against Australia, he scored a half-century (73) in the second ODI and an unbeaten inning of 121 runs in the third match. He was chosen the best player of the third match and the series.

ICC has updated its rankings on Wednesday, 29 October. Rohit Sharma has moved up 2 places to number 1 in the list of ODI batsmen. Rohit has 781 rating points, Shubman Gill has reached third place with 745 rating. Ibrahim Zadran of Afghanistan is at second position with 764 rating.

Virat Kohli suffered loss

In the third ODI against Australia, Virat Kohli made an unbeaten 168-run partnership with Rohit Sharma to help India win by 9 wickets. Kohli had scored 74 runs in 81 balls, although Virat Kohli has suffered a loss in the ICC rankings. In fact, before this match, Virat Kohli was out for consecutive ducks in two ODIs. This was the first time in history when Virat Kohli was out for zero in two consecutive ODIs.

Virat Kohli has lost 1 place in the ICC ODI batting rankings, moving from 5th to 6th. He has 725 rating points. There are four Indians among the top-10 batsmen in ODI, apart from Rohit, Gill and Kohli, the fourth Indian is Shreyas Iyer.

Shreyas Iyer has also gained one place in the latest ICC rankings, he has moved from 10th to 9th position with 700 rating. Let us tell you that Iyer suffered a serious injury while fielding in the third innings against Australia, after which he had to be admitted to the hospital. He is still in the hospital, but his condition is improving.

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli ICC Rankings: India’s legendary players Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have retired from T20 and Test cricket. Both these veterans announced retirement from 20 overs game after T20 World Cup 2024. At the same time, both the players also retired from Test cricket after the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and before the Test series started against England. But now Virat and Rohit are playing in ODI formats. Both these players are in the top 5 in ICC Men’s ODI Rankings.

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli’s ICC Rankings

In the rankings of ICC Mains ODI batsmen, Indian ODI team captain Rohit Sharma is at number three with 756 rating points. At the same time, Virat Kohli is at number four in the ICC ODI rankings with 736 points. Both these legendary players of India are included in the Top 5 in the ODI rankings even after retirement from T20 and Tests.

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma’s names have been removed from the ICC Test and T20 rankings. The ICC rule is that whatever format the player retires, he is excluded from the ICC rankings. This ranking is only for the current players playing in international cricket.

Shubman Gill on top in ICC rankings

Shubman Gill, captain of India’s Test team in ICC ODI rankings, is number one. Gill has 784 rating points in ODI. After Shubman Gill in this list, Pakistani cricketer Babar Azam is at number two with 766 rating points.

ICC Mains ODI Batting Rankings

1- Shubman Gill – India – 784
2- Babar Azam – Pakistan – 766
3- Rohit Sharma – India – 756
4- Virat Kohli – India – 736
5- Derryl Michel – New Zealand – 720
6- Charith Asanka – Sri Lanka – 719
7- Harry Trector – Ireland – 708
8- Shreyas Iyer – India – 704
9- Ibrahim Jadran – Afghanistan – 676
10- Kusal Mendis – Sri Lanka – 669

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