NEW DELHI: India’s cricket stars proceed to climb the ICC rankings, with Virat Kohli making a big push within the race for the No.1 ODI batter place, transferring to second general behind teammate Rohit Sharma.Go Past The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Kohli, 37, hasn’t held the highest ODI spot since April 2021 when Pakistan’s Babar Azam displaced him, however his latest exploits towards South Africa have propelled him nearer to reclaiming it. The appropriate-hander was Participant of the Collection, amassing 302 runs throughout three ODIs, together with an unbeaten 65 within the sequence finale at Visakhapatnam. This efficiency boosted him two locations within the newest rankings, leaving him simply eight score factors behind Rohit, who scored 146 runs within the sequence.
The stage is about for an thrilling showdown as Group India prepares to host New Zealand in a three-match ODI sequence beginning January 11, the place each Rohit and Kohli will look to consolidate or declare the highest spot.Different Indian gamers additionally made notable features. KL Rahul climbed two locations to twelfth amongst ODI batters, whereas Kuldeep Yadav rose three spots to 3rd within the ODI bowling rankings. The Proteas trio of Quinton de Kock, Aiden Markram, and Temba Bavuma additionally noticed upward motion regardless of South Africa shedding the sequence 2-1.
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Will Virat Kohli reclaim the No. 1 ODI batter place?
In T20Is, India’s Axar Patel (thirteenth), Arshdeep Singh (twentieth), and Jasprit Bumrah (twenty fifth) moved up following India’s 101-run win over South Africa in Cuttack, whereas South African prodigy Dewald Brevis entered the T20I prime 10 for batters.Check cricket noticed Mitchell Starc leap to a career-best third on the bowling charts after 18 wickets within the first two Ashes Checks. Different features included Rachin Ravindra transferring 9 locations to fifteenth and Tom Latham climbing six rungs for New Zealand, whereas West Indies’ Shai Hope and Justin Greaves additionally made vital headway.With Kohli closing in on the No.1 ODI place and a number of Indian gamers climbing the charts throughout codecs, the rankings updates underscore India’s depth and dominance, establishing thrilling particular person and crew battles within the months forward.
