India’s star batter Virat Kohli has climbed to the fourth position in the latest ICC ODI batters rankings after back-to-back centuries against South Africa. His strong form, along with solid performances from other Indian players, has brought major movement in both batting and bowling lists. The Ranchi ODI particularly played an important role, helping several Indian players gain crucial ranking points. Former captain Rohit Sharma continues to hold the No. 1 spot among ODI batters, while KL Rahul also made progress after impressive outings as India’s stand-in ODI captain. On the bowling front, left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav moved one step closer to the top, entering the top six following his crucial performance in Ranchi. Meanwhile, the latest Test rankings brought good news for South Africa, which climbed to the second position after defeating India 2–0 in the series. Kohli jumps to fourth with consecutive centuries Virat Kohli’s superb run continued as he smashed 135 runs in Ranchi and followed it with another century in Raipur. His remarkable consistency lifted him from fifth to fourth place, giving him 751 rating points. Kohli now has 14,491 ODI runs with 53 centuries to his name. Rohit Sharma, with 783 rating points, remains the No. 1 ODI batter. He scored 57 in Ranchi but managed only 14 in Raipur. Shubman Gill, who is out of the series due to injury, slipped to fifth place. Meanwhile, KL Rahul climbed two places to reach No. 14 in the rankings. New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell and Afghanistan’s Ibrahim Zadran hold the second and third spots, respectively. Kuldeep rises in bowling rankings Kuldeep Yadav moved to sixth in the ODI bowlers rankings after taking 4/68 in Ranchi. He now stands at 641 rating points. The top three bowlers include Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan, England’s Jofra Archer, and South Africa’s Keshav Maharaj. Among Indian bowlers, Ravindra Jadeja is placed 14th, Mohammed Siraj at 17th, Mohammed Shami at 20th, and Axar Patel at 29th. Arshdeep Singh made a notable jump of nine spots to reach 95th, while Harshit Rana climbed 19 places to 93rd. Axar slips in all-rounders; South Africa shine in Tests Axar Patel fell one spot to 10th in the ODI all-rounders list, while Jadeja stayed at 11th. The top three all-rounders are Azmatullah Omarzai, Sikandar Raza, and Mohammad Nabi. In Test rankings, South Africa moved to No. 2 after a 2–0 series win over India, pushing England to third place. Australia remain No. 1, while India hold the fourth position. South African all-rounder Marco Jansen also made big gains—rising to fifth among Test bowlers and to second among Test all-rounders, just behind India’s Ravindra Jadeja. Post navigation India announce T20I squad for five-match series vs South Africa:Shubman and Hardik’s comeback; BCCI also launch T20 World Cup jersey Mohit Sharma retires from all forms of cricket at 37:Debut under MS Dhoni, featured in 26 ODIs 8 T20Is; says, ‘Look forward to serve in fresh ways’
