Daryl Mitchell has dethroned India stalwart Virat Kohli at the top of the men’s ODI batters’ rankings following his consecutive centuries that propelled New Zealand to a 2-1 series victory against India.
With 845 ranking points, Mitchell replaces Kohli, who dropped to No. 2 with 795 points. The two players are well clear of a chasing pack featuring Ibrahim Zadran, Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, and Babar Azam.
This marks Mitchell’s second time holding the No. 1 ODI cricket ranking; however, his previous reign lasted only three days last November before Rohit Sharma overtook him.
Mitchell now has four ODI centuries, just one less than AB de Villiers’ five in the list of South African players with the most ODI centuries against India. His two back-to-back scores over 130 not only tie him with Martin Guptill for the most centuries in New Zealand’s ODI history, with four, but also underscore his rapid rise to the top of the ODI Batting Rankings.
Afghanistan’s Ibrahim Zadran moved to third place with 764 ranking points, advancing past former India skipper Rohit Sharma, who is fourth with 757 points, while Mitchell and Kohli lead the rankings.
In the decisive series win in Indore, Glenn Phillips and Mitchell formed a 219-run partnership, marking the second-highest in New Zealand’s ODI history. Phillips scored 106 runs off 88 balls and moved up 16 positions to 20th in the rankings.
Phillips climbed 14 places to tie for 31st among ODI all-rounders, with Afghanistan’s Azmatullah Omarzai remaining at the top.
Michael Bracewell from New Zealand made significant gains, leaping six spots to 33rd in the ODI bowling rankings after strong performances in the first two matches of the series against India.
The top of the bowling rankings remains unchanged, with Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan leading with 710 points, followed by England’s Jofra Archer at 670 points.
Rashid climbed two places to second in the latest T20I bowler rankings after taking two wickets for Afghanistan in the opening series match against the West Indies in Dubai. Meanwhile, his teammate Mujeeb Ur Rahman moved up two spots to tie for 14th on the T20I bowlers’ list, while Ibrahim Zadran advanced five places to reach the 15th position in the latest T20I batting rankings.