AB de Villiers has been deposed at the top of the ODI rankings after 10 days as his see-saw contest with India captain Virat Kohli continues.
Kohli, who had been knocked off top spot by De Villiers 10 days ago, moved back after excellent innings against New Zealand. He scored 263, including knocks of 121 in the first ODI in Mumbai and 113 in the final ODI in Kanpur to reach 889 points, which is the best by an India batsman. The previous highest points tally of 887 was achieved by Sachin Tendulkar in 1998 and by Kohli earlier this year.
In the latest rankings update taking into account India’s home series against New Zealand, which India won 2-1 on Sunday, as well as the last match of the South Africa-Bangladesh series, and the last two matches of the Pakistan-Sri Lanka series, Kohli has also reached a career-high in terms of rating points.
Quinton de Kock, in fifth position, has attained his highest position in terms of rating points.
Faf du Plessis moved up two places to eighth.
The list for bowlers continues to be led by Pakistan pace bowler Hasan Ali, while India pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah has reached a career-best third position after finishing with six wickets in the series against New Zealand.
India’s 2-1 win over New Zealand was not enough for them to overtake South Africa, who hold the top ranking with 121 points, ahead of India by two points.
ODI RANKINGS
Batting
1 (+1) Virat Kohli (India) 889 pts; ave: 55.74
2 (-1) AB de Villiers (SA) 872 pts; ave: 54.06
3 ( – ) David Warner (Australia) 865 pts; ave: 44.94
4 ( – ) Babar Azam (Pakistan) 846 pts; ave: 58.60
5 ( – ) Quinton de Kock (SA) 808 pts; ave: 45.85
6 (-1) Joe Root (England) 802 pts; ave: 50.00
7 ( – ) Rohit Sharma (India) 799 pts; ave: 44.33
8 (+2) Faf du Plessis (SA) 773 pts; ave: 43.90
9 ( – ) Hashim Amla (SA) 766 pts; ave: 51.25
10 (-2) Kane Williamson (NZ) 760 pts; ave: 46.31
Bowling
1 ( – ) Hasan Ali (Pakistan) 759 pts; ave: 19.82; econ: 5.11
2 ( – ) Imran Tahir (SA) 743 pts; ave: 23.72; econ: 4.64
3 (+3) Jasprit Bumrah (India) 719 pts; ave: 22.26; econ: 4.7
4 (-1) Josh Hazlewood (Australia) 714 pts; ave: 23.85; econ: 4.69
5 (-1) Kagiso Rabada (SA) 708 pts; ave: 26.08; econ: 5.05
6 (-1) Mitchell Starc (Australia) 684 pts; ave: 20.13; econ: 4.81
7 ( – ) Trent Boult (NZ) 671 pts; ave: 26.21; econ: 5.04
8 ( – ) Akshar Patel (India) 653 pts; ave: 31.31; econ: 4.43
9 ( – ) Rashid Khan (Afghanistan) 647 pts; ave: 14.74; econ: 3.97
10= ( – ) Sunil Narine (W Indies) 646 pts; ave: 26.46; econ: 4.12
10= ( – ) Liam Plunkett (England) 646 pts; ave: 30.22; econ: 5.77
18 ( – ) Morne Morkel (SA) 587 pts; ave: 24.48; econ: 4.94
