Virat Kohli replaces Rohit Sharma in no.1 ODI batting ranking

Former Indian captain Virat Kohli replaced another former Indian captain Rohit Sharma on the top place of the ODI batting ranking due to his consistent batting performances in recent matches. 

Virat Kohli scored five consecutive 50+ scores

In the first ODI of the three-match ODI series against New Zealand, which was played at Vadodara last Sunday (January 11), Virat Kohli played a match-winning knock that helped Men in Blue to chase the 301-run target in 49 overs after losing six wickets. The Player of the Match Kohli scored 93 off 91 balls with the help of eight fours and one six, as it was the right-handed batter's fifth consecutive 50+ scores, including two centuries. 

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That knock helped Kohli to move to the top position in the ODI batting ranking, while Rohit Sharma has slipped to the no.3 position. It is the first time in four years that Kohli is the no.1-ranked ODI batter, as he previously held this position in July 2021.

Daryl Mitchell climbed one spot in ODI batting ranking

Meanwhile, New Zealand cricketer Daryl Mitchell moved up one spot to grab the second spot in the ODI batting ranking. Mitchell scored 84 off 71 balls with five fours and three sixes to help the Blackcaps manage the 300-run total in the first innings of the Vadodara ODI. 

Indian batters Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer have retained their fifth and 10th places, respectively, in the latest ODI batting ranking. After his crucial match-winning knock in the Vadodara ODI with 29 not out off 21 balls, with the help of two fours and one six, KL Rahul has climbed one place to the 11th position in the ODI batting ranking.