Indiaâ€s Virat Kohli has become the No. 1 batter in ODIs after more than four years, as per the latest ICC Rankings.
Kohli played a vital knock of 91-ball 93 to help India beat New Zealand by four wickets in the first ODI of a three-match series against New Zealand in Vadodara on Sunday. The performance helped the 37-year-old Indian displace compatriot Rohit Sharma, who slipped to third, at the top of the menâ€s batting rankings.
Kohli is in the middle of an incredible purple patch – scoring 74 not out, 135, 102, 65 not out and 93 in his last five innings in the 50-over format. As a result, he has become the No. 1 ODI batter for the first time since July 2021. He first became the top-ranked batter in ODIs in October 2013. This is his 11th different spell at the No. 1 ODI batter. As of today, he has been at the top for a total of 825 days – 10th most by any player, and the most by an Indian batter.
KL Rahul, who finished the chase for India with an unbeaten knock of 21-ball 29, gained one place to move to No. 11 while captain Shubman Gill and vice-captain Shreyas Iyer stayed in No. 5 and No. 10 spots, respectively.
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New Zealandâ€s Daryl Mitchell, who hit 71-ball 84 to lead the Kiwis to a challenging score of 300, moved up one spot to No. 2.
Mitchellâ€s teammate Devon Conway climbed three spots to secure the 29th position as he continues to score runs at the top.
India pacer Mohammed Siraj has risen five spots to sit in 15th position along with Bangladeshâ€s Mehidy Hasan Miraz in the ODI bowler rankings.
New Zealand fast bowler Kyle Jamieson, following a career-best performance of 4 for 41 runs, has jumped 27 places — moving up to joint 69th position, where he shares the spot with Indian pacer Arshdeep Singh.
(With inputs from PTI)
Published on Jan 14, 2026
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