Star Indian batter Virat Kohli rose to No. 4 in the latest ICC ODI rankings on Wednesday following his match-winning century against South Africa in Ranchi.
Kohli made his 52nd hundred in the 50-over format, a 120-ball 135 that propelled India to a 17-run win over the Proteas on Sunday.
The 37-year-old now has 751 ranking points, and trails former India skipper Rohit Sharma (783), who retained his top spot, New Zealand batter Daryl Mitchell (766) and Afghanistan’s Ibrahim Zadran (764).
Kohli was the No. 1-ranked batter for more than three years towards the end of the last decade, but hasn’t held the top spot since Pakistan’s Babar Azam displaced him at the top in April 2021.
India had more reasons to celebrate as veteran left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav rose one spot to sixth in the latest ICC ODI bowlers’ rankings.
In the Test batter’s list, India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal continued to station at No. 9, while Gill slid one place down to 12.
Wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant was also on a downward spiral, moving down from 12th to 14th.
In the rankings for Test bowlers, India’s premier pacer Jasprit Bumrah remained on top of the pile with 879 points, well clear of New Zealand pacer Matt Henry (846).
However, modest outings in the two-match series against SA recently affected the rankings of pacer Mohammed Siraj (from 11th to 13th) and Kuldeep (from 13th to 15th).
In the T20I list, Indians dominated the top slot with Abhishek Sharma and Varun Chakravarthy keeping their numero uno positions.
Pakistan, which clinched the tri-series with a six-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the title decider, saw Saim Ayub reclaim his place at the top of the rankings for T20I all-rounders.
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Ayub previously claimed the top spot for the first time at the start of October, only to be overtaken recently by Zimbabwe veteran Sikandar Raza. But an innings of 36 in the tri-series final, along with a key Sri Lankan wicket from four economical overs, meant the impressive 23-year-old gained one place to move back up to the No.1 position.
