In-form Indian opener Rohit Sharma aka ‘hitman’ bounce back into No.5, while skipper Virat Kohli remains at top in the latest ICC ODI rankings, issued on Monday.
Indian opener Rohit Sharma has moved up four places to reach fifth position in the ICC ODI Player Rankings after finishing as the leading scorer in the home series against Australia which India won 4-1 on Sunday.
Rohit’s 296 runs in the series, which included a fine 125 in the last match in Nagpur, contributed significantly to India’s convincing victory over the World champions that helped the home side grab the No.1 position in the ICC ODI Team Rankings. Rohit is now on a career-best 790 rating points but his highest ranking has been third, which he attained in February 2016.
| RANK | PLAYER NAME | COUNTRY | RATINGS | CAREER BEST RATING |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virat Kohli | IND | 877 | 887 v Australia, 21/09/2017 |
| 2 | David Warner | AUS | 865 | 880 v Pakistan, 26/01/2017 |
| 3 | AB de Villiers | SA | 847 | 902 v New Zealand, 24/03/2015 |
| 4 | Joe Root | ENG | 802 | 808 v West Indies, 24/09/2017 |
| 5 | Rohit Sharma | IND | 790 | 790 v Australia, 01/10/2017 |
| 6 | Babar Azam | PAK | 786 | 786 v India, 18/06/2017 |
| 7 | Kane Williamson | NZ | 779 | 798 v Zimbabwe, 07/08/2015 |
| 8 | Quinton de Kock | SA | 769 | 803 v New Zealand, 25/02/2017 |
| 9 | Faf du Plessis | SA | 768 | 791 v Sri Lanka, 07/02/2017 |
| 10 | Martin Guptill | NZ | 749 | 789 v South Africa, 01/03/2017 |
In the rankings for bowlers, South Africa leg-spinner Imran Tahir has regained the top spot after Australia pace bowler Josh Hazlewood missed the India series due to a side strain and lost 18 points in the process. Tahir is now just four points ahead of Hazlewood at 718 points.
In other movements, India’s left-arm spinner Axar Patel has reached a career best seventh position after moving up three places while wrist spinners Yuzvendra Chahal (up 24 places to 75th) and Kuldeep Yadav (up nine places to 80th) have also moved northwards.
In the list of all-rounders led by Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan, England’s Ben Stokes has moved into the top five at fifth.
