Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli end 2025 as 1-2 in ODIs:Tilak Varma moves to 3rd spot in T20I batters’ rankings, Jasprit Bumrah gains 10 spots

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have finished 2025 ranked no 1 and 2 in ODI cricket. Both the Indian stalwarts retired from Test cricket this year and are active only in ODIs. This comes at a time when there have been discussions on the future of both Rohit and Virat in ODIs. Rohit rose to the no 1 spot in ICC ODI rankings for batters for the first time in his illustrious career this year, after putting up a Player of the Series performance in Australia. In 3 matches, the right-hander scored 202 runs, which included one century and one half-century. Virat, on the other hand, rose to the no 2 spot after scoring back-to-back hundreds against South Africa. In 3 matches, the 37-year-old hit 302 runs and finished with a jaw-dropping average of 151. Also read: Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma mark Vijay Hazare return with hundreds:Vaibhav Suryavanshi (190), Ishan Kishan’s 32-ball ton highlight record-breaking day Tilak Varma moves to no 3 in T20I batting rankings Tilak Varma moved to the third spot in the T20I batting rankings. The left-hander was the highest run-scorer in the five-match T20I series against South Africa, which India won 3-1. Varma finished with 187 runs in four innings with a highest score of 73, which came in the decisive fifth T20I in Ahmedabad. Abhishek Sharma also continued his reign as the No. 1-ranked T20I batter. England wicket-keeper batter Phil Salt remained in the second place while Verma rose to the third spot, with 805 rating points. Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has jumped up 10 places to move to the 18th spot in the latest rankings for T20I bowlers. Bumrah currently has 622 rating points, one short of Afghanistan spinner Mujeeb-ur-Rahman, who is 17th. Meanwhile, South Africa’s Dewald Brevis also benefited from the latest ICC rankings. With his quickfire 31 in the fifth T20I against India, he has jumped up five spots to enter the top 10 in the rankings for batters. Also read: ECB to investigate drinking allegations on England player during Ashes:WATCH | viral video of Ben Duckett at Noosa after 2nd Test loss vs Australia Varun Chakaravarthy remains at No 1 T20I bowler Varun Chakaravarthy remained the no 1 ranked T20I bowler, strengthening his top spot. The spinner was the highest wicket-taker in the five-match T20I series against South Africa, taking a total of 10 wickets, four of which came in the fifth match in Ahmedabad. He has 804 rating points, maintaining a big gap over second-placed Jacob Duffy who has 699 rating points. Australia, New Zealand players benefit in latest Test rankings Australia and New Zealand players have benefited big time in the latest ICC rankings. This was after Australia’s victory over England in the Ashes and New Zealand’s thumping win over West Indies. Travis Head starred for Australia in their 82-run win over England in the Adelaide Test. The left-hander hit 170 runs off 219 balls in the second innings. After this performance, the southpaw has jumped four places to move to the joint third-spot alongside Steve Smith, with 815 rating points. Wicketkeeper-batsman Alex Carey, who scored a century in the first innings, climbed six places to ninth. He has attained a career-best rating (737). Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway gain big Rachin Ravindra and Devon Conway also gained big in the latest ICC Test rankings for batters. Ravindra, who scored 72* and 46, rose to the 13th spot after climbing up five places. Conway, who starred with 227 and 100 in the first and second innings’ respectively, has attained a career-best position of 17th, with 681 points. West Indies’ Kavem Hodge has also benefited in the Test rankings. He scored an unbeaten 123 runs and has climbed up 11 places to 66th. This is his best ranking position to date. Pat Cummins moves to second spot in Test rankings for bowlers Australia captain Pat Cummins has moved to the second spot in the Test rankings for bowlers. He and Mitchell Starc are posing a tough challenge for the No. 1-ranked Bumrah. Cummins has gained four spots to move to the second spot, with 849 rating points. He is just 30 away from Bumrah, who has 879 rating points. Starc, meanwhile, is third with 845 rating points. Starc and Cummins together took 10 wickets in the Adelaide Test. Also read: New Zealand squads for India tour announced, no Kane Williamson:Michael Bracewell to lead in ODIs, Mitchell Santner named captain for T20Is Mitchell Starc becomes third in Test all-rounders’ rankings Apart from his exploits with the ball, Mitchell Starc has also made an impact with the bat. He has now moved to the third spot in the latest rankings for Test bowlers after scoring a crucial half-century in the Adelaide Test. He is now joint-third with England captain Ben Stokes, with both having 311 rating points.