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India mainstay storms back to No.1 in Men’s Batters Rankings

Star India batter Virat Kohli reclaims the No.1 spot in the latest ICC Men's Rankings update after India's four-wicket win over New Zealand in the first ODI.

Kohli's 93 off 91 helped the hosts see through the chase as he edged closer to India great Sachin Tendulkar and claimed the second spot in the all-time men’s international run-scoring table.

Kohli continues to be in a purple patch since the 50-over series in Australia, with scores of 74 no*,* 135, 102, 65 no and 93 in his last five outings.

The 37-year-old is back on top of the batting rankings for the first time since July 2021 after his knock helped India successfully overhaul New Zealand’s total of 300 in Vadodara.

He had gained the top ranking for the first time in October 2013 and it is his 11th different spell in the top spot. As of today, he has been top for a total of 825 days – 10th most by any player, and the most by any Indian.

Most number of days on the No.1 spot

Player	Days
Viv Richards	2306
Brian Lara	2079
Michael Bevan	1361
Babar Azam	1359
AB de Villiers	1356
Dean Jones	1161
Keith Fletcher	1101
Hashim Amla	1047
Greg Chappell	998
Virat Kohli	825

New Zealand all-rounder Daryl Mitchell gained a spot in the ODI rankings, after a fierce knock of 84 off 71 in the first ODI, claiming his highest rating with just one rating point behind Kohli.

The Black Caps player has been in fine form, wherein he'd held the No.1 spot, scoring three half-centuries in his last five ODIs and a century against the West Indies as well.

Mitchell's teammate Devon Conway climbed three spots to secure the 29th position as he continues to score runs at the top.
In the ODI bowlers ranking update, a fine performance by Mohammed Siraj saw him rise five spots to sit in the 15th position alongwith Bangladesh's Mehidy Hasan Miraz.

New Zealand quick Kyle Jamieson also benifitted after delivering his career-best bowling performance after snapping a four-wicket haul against India, jumping 27 spots to share the 69th spot with India bowler Arshdeep Singh.

The completion of the Ashes series saw multiple Australia players climb up the latest Test rankings, with Travis Head being the biggest gainer.

The swashbuckling Australia batter rose seven spots to the third position after being the highest run-getter in the marquee Test series against England, where he smashed 629 runs at an average of 62.90, which included three tons.

Other Test gainers include Jacob Bethell, who rose 25 spots to sharing the 52nd position with Tom Blundell, thanks to his magnificent maiden Test ton in the final Ashes Test and Michael Neser, who rose seven spots to 47th after a fine performance in Sydney.

Beau Webster saw rise in rankings in all the three departments, after a stellar all-round performance in the Ashes finale, improving six places in the batter rankings to 58th, 29 places in the bowler rankings to 80th position, alongside Justin Greaves and rising 22 places to 26th position, with Simon Harmer, in the all-rounder rankings.

A series-drawing T20I performance against Pakistan from Wanindu Hasaranga helped the leg-spinner gain three spots to the second position in the latest T20I bowler rankings.

Pakistan pacer Salman Mirza climbed 16 spots to 19th after his three-wicket haul in the first T20I against Sri Lanka. Crucial performances with the bat pushed Sahibzada Farhan to the fifth position, climbing one spot, while captain Salman Agha rose to the 41st position, improving 13 spots.

In the all-rounders list, Saim Ayub slipped a position, which helped Zimbabwe's Sikandar Raza to regain the top ranking in the latest rankings update.

India mainstay storms back to No.1 in Men’s Batters Rankings | ICC

New Zealand all-rounder closes in on top spot as well in the ODI rankings while Australia’s Ashes performers gain big in the Test rankings.

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Mitchell bests Kohli to complete uplifting rankings climb

When Daryl Mitchell stood under a skied Virat Kohli drive, he quite fittingly had New Zealand’s hopes of securing their first bilateral series win in India resting squarely in his hands.

Kohli was the hosts’ last remaining realistic avenue to completing an improbable series-saving run chase.

But Mitchell stood confidently inside the long on boundary, and stood firm. He secured the catch, just like he has seemingly grabbed every other opportunity he's been made to earn since bursting onto the international scene more recently than what logic would indicate.

It was Daryl Mitchell’s ninth ODI ton that had put the Black Caps in a winning position earlier that day, with the series in the balance at 1-1 going into the decider in Indore. When the 34-year-old completed a quick single to achieve this latest milestone, he would also become the fourth-fastest male to nine one-day international hundreds all time, coming in just his 54th batting innings, sitting behind only Imam-ul-Haq (48), Hashim Amla (52) and Quinton de Kock (53).

Coming with New Zealand’s historic win was a similarly rare feat; overshadowing a Kohli century-making moment in India. Kohli was the home side’s main point of resistance, smashing 124 off 108 deliveries. His knock was bettered only by Mitchell’s himself, who belted 137 from 131 balls.

The Hamilton product is in the form of his life, scoring 352 runs across the three-game series. He was Player of the Match in game two as well, scoring an unbeaten 131 off 117 balls to help the Black Caps first level the series they would go on to win. And in a losing effort in game one, Mitchell was also the Kiwis’ top-scorer in that contest as well, hitting 84 off 71.

His series total (352 runs) is the most ever by a New Zealander in a three-match ODI series and the third-most of all time, behind only Pakistan’s Babar Azam (360 against the West Indies in 2016) and India’s Shubman Gill (360 against New Zealand in 2023).

Mitchell’s two consecutive scores of 130-plus not only puts him level with Martin Guptill for the most in New Zealand’s ODI history (four), but it also rounds out his meteoric rise to top spot in the ICC’s ODI Batting Rankings.

With 845 ranking points, he aptly replaces Kohli (795 points) who drops to No.2 on the list in the latest rankings release. The pair sit well clear of a chasing pack that includes Ibrahim Zadran, Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill and the aforementioned Babar.

It is the second time Mitchell has held the No.1 ranking in ODI cricket, but his previous spell at the top only lasted three days last November before he was overtaken by Rohit.

Only South African AB de Villiers has more ODI centuries in India against India (five) than Mitchell now does (four).

In 54 innings, Mitchell is still yet to record an ODI duck, which is the second-longest all-time streak, behind only Kepler Wessels, who was astonishingly never removed for naught across his 105 ODI innings between 1983 and 1994.

What makes the Kiwi’s cricketing rise so unique is the fact he only emerged on the international scene as a 28-year-old in February 2019, against India in Wellington.

His Test debut came later that year, aged 29, when England toured New Zealand.

And his first One-Day International appearance for the Black Caps wasn’t until he was 30, two years after he first tasted international cricket in the game’s shorter format.

The son of notable rugby coach John, who is currently in charge of England’s World Cup-winning Women’s side, Mitchell toiled for much of his 20s, accumulating over 200 games worth of domestic experience in his homeland. He had previously spent several formative years living in Perth when his dad coached at Super Rugby franchise the Western Force, playing cricket with the likes of Australia internationals Andrew Tye, Marcus Harris and Marcus Stoinis during that stretch. Mitchell in fact shared first-grade premiership glory with Stoinis and Justin Langer for Perth’s Scarborough Cricket Club in 2009, 10 years before he would go on to make his international debut for the Black Caps.

Relive Daryl Mitchell's incredible campaign for New Zealand at the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023

Details around his journey help explain how the right-hander has become one of the most consistent, adaptable and bankable batters in world cricket.

Daryl Mitchell is now One-Day cricket’s top-ranked batter, but he is also a gold standard example of persistence paying off. He has left an indelible mark on the game and he is certainly not done yet.

Other notable Men's Rankings movement

Behind Mitchell and Kohli, Afghanistan's Ibrahim Zadran (third, 764 ranking points) swaps spots with India's Rohit Sharma (fourth, 757).

Glenn Phillips and Mitchell combined for a 219-run stand in their series-sealing win in Indore, the second-highest partnership in New Zealand's ODI history. Phillips blasted 106 runs off 88 balls, seeing him climb 16 places up to 20th.

Phillips also rises 14 spots to equal-31st on the list for ODI all-rounders, which Afghanistan's Azmatullah Omarzai remains at the top of.

New Zealand's Michael Bracewell was the big mover in the ODI bowling rankings, jumping six spots to 33rd after his returns in the first two games of the India series.

The top of the bowling ranks remain unchanged, with Afghanistan star Rashid Khan (710 points) remaining the clear frontrunner ahead of England speedster Jofra Archer (670 points).

Rashid also moves up two spots to second on the latest rankings for T20I bowlers, following his two-wicket haul for Afghanistan in the opening match of their series against the West Indies in Dubai.

Teammate Mujeeb Ur Rahman (up two spots to equal 14th) also makes gains on this list for bowlers, while compatriot Ibrahim Zadran (up five places to 15th) is the big mover up the latest rankings for T20I batters.

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Boost for India via rankings shuffle on eve of T20 World Cup

India's white-ball stars have received a major boost just days out from their ICC Men's T20 World Cup title defence as a host of their big names made ground on the latest update to the ICC Men's T20I Player Rankings.

Opener Abhishek Sharma has been rewarded for his strong form by increasing his lead at the top of the rankings for T20I batters, with the left-hander increasing his advantage at the top to 80 rating points following a pair of half-centuries across the first two games of the ongoing five-match series against New Zealand.

Abhishek's rating of 929 points is just two less than his career-high rating of 931 that he achieved during the Asia Cup last year, with England opener Phil Salt (849 rating points) still his closest challenger ahead of third-placed Tilak Varma (781).

There is another Indian player inside the top 10 too, with former No.1 ranked batter Suryakumar Yadav gaining five spots this week to move to seventh overall following his innings of 57* in the third T20I against the Black Caps in Guwahati.

Suryakumar Yadav has dazzled in the T20 World Cup 2024 with some fine batting.

This bodes well for India just 10 days out from the start of the T20 World Cup, with the side also boosted by gains for a host of other players following strong efforts against New Zealand.

Star pacer Jasprit Bumrah gains four places to move to 13th on the latest list for T20I bowlers after three wickets against the Kiwis in that third T20I, with teammate Varun Chakravarthy still at the top of that ranking category following a trio of wickets across the first two games of that series.

Hardik Pandya (up one spot to third) and Shivam Dube (up six rungs to 11th) make ground on the latest rankings for T20I all-rounders, with Zimbabwe veteran Sikandar Raza still out in front in that category heading into the T20 World Cup.

There are also gains for players from other sides following a host of T20I action around the world, with South Africa's Aiden Markram (up nine spots to 20th), West Indies hard-hitter Brandon King (up 15 places to equal 35th) and New Zealand all-rounder Glenn Phillips (up 18 rungs to 44th) all making good ground on the latest rankings for T20I batters.

Afghanistan spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman (up five rungs to ninth), South Africa pacer Corbin Bosch (up eight places to 32nd) and West Indies seamer Matthew Forde (up 19 spots to equal 47th) all make ground on the latest list for T20I bowlers, while Nepal's Dipendra Airee (up two spots to equal sixth) and Afghanistan's Azmatullah Omarzai (up three spots to equal sixth) are among the big movers on the rankings for T20I all-rounders.

The completion of the recent ODI series between Sri Lanka and England sees a host of players from both sides rewarded on the latest ODI rankings, with Harry Brook and Joe Root among the big winners on the updated list for batters.

The pair both made centuries in the third match of that series that England won 2-1, with Brook gaining 17 places to move to 11th and Root improving six spots to 17th as in-form New Zealander Daryl Mitchell stays in the No.1 spot for ODI batters.

England spinner Adil Rashid (up six places to fifth) is the big gainer on the latest list for ODI bowlers, while Sri Lanka's Charith Asalanka (up six places to equal 13th) is the eye-catcher on the updated rankings for ODI all-rounders.

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Pakistan star regains top ranking ahead of T20 World Cup

Pakistan opener Saim Ayub has been rewarded for his excellent recent form by regaining top spot on the ICC Men's T20I All-Rounder Rankings.

Ayub moves back to the top on the back of some excellent showings for Pakistan during their 3-0 series whitewash over Australia on home soil, with the 23-year-old replacing Zimbabwe veteran Sikandar Raza in the top spot.

It bodes well for Ayub and Pakistan just days out from the start of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup as the Asian side look to claim their second title in the 20-over showcase event and their first since they tasted success in the second edition of the tournament back in 2009.

Ayub scored 119 runs and collected three wickets across the series against Australia and he wasn't the only player from Pakistan to put together some good performances and be rewarded on the rankings this week prior to the start of the T20 World Cup on February 7.

Pakistan spinner Abrar Ahmed gains two places to move to second on the list for T20I bowlers, with the right-armer now just 28 rating points behind No.1 ranked Varun Chakravarthy of India following six wickets across three matches against the Aussies.

Fellow Pakistan spinner Mohammad Nawaz also makes gains on the updated rankings for T20I bowlers, with the lefty improving eight spots to seventh overall following a five-wicket haul in the final game of the series against Australia.

Nawaz also moves up one place to fourth overall on the list for T20I all-rounders, with Pakistan teammates Ayub (up eight rungs to equal 27th) and skipper Salman Ali Agha (up 12 spots to 29th) the big eye-catchers on the latest rankings for T20I batters.

There is some movement inside the top 10 for T20I batters as Abhishek Sharma holds on to a commanding lead at the head of proceedings, with England's Jos Buttler (third), Sri Lanka's Pathum Nissanka (fifth), India's Suryakumar Yadav (sixth) and New Zealand's Tim Seifert (ninth) all gaining one place.

A total of seven different sides are represented inside the top 11 on the batter rankings, with the T20 World Cup sure to provide ample opportunies for further movement.

Australia all-rounder Cameron Green (up 16 places to 14th) and South Africa dasher Quinton de Kock (up 15 spots to equal 22nd) also make ground, while India's Ishan Kishan (up 32 rungs to 32nd) and Proteas left-hander Ryan Rickelton (up 42 slots to 40th) make big gains on the same list for T20I batters.

Experienced duo Adil Rashid (up two places to fourth) and Mitchell Santner (up eight spots to equal 23rd) are other players to make gains on the list for T20I bowlers and the pair will be pivotal to the fortunes of their sides at the T20 World Cup.

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