Virat Kohli’s wonder in ICC ODI rankings (Photo-PTI)
Virat Kohli ICC Ranking, Virat Kohli’s magic was first seen on the field and now this legend is making waves in the ICC rankings as well. Virat Kohli, who performed brilliantly against South Africa, has reached number 2 in the latest ICC ODI rankings. Virat Kohli has achieved the second position by defeating two batsmen. This right-handed batsman has reached the second position, leaving behind New Zealand’s Darryl Mitchell and Afghanistan’s batsman Ibrahim Zadran. The big thing is that Rohit Sharma remains at number 1 rank but Virat Kohli has become a threat to him.
Virat Kohli’s explosion in ICC rankings
Virat Kohli is at second place in the latest ICC ODI rankings with 773 points. He is just 8 points away from Rohit Sharma. Rohit has 781 points and remains the top batsman in ODI. However, now Virat is very close to defeating him. Let us tell you that Virat Kohli was in amazing form in the ODI series against South Africa. In the three-match ODI series, Virat scored 302 runs at an average of 151. He scored two consecutive centuries in Ranchi and Raipur ODIs. In the last match, he returned to the pavilion after scoring an unbeaten 65 runs.
When was the last time Virat became number 1 in ODI?
Virat Kohli last became number 1 in ODI in April 2021. This legendary player had maintained the ranking of number 1 batsman for 1258 days. Was the number 1 ODI batsman from 2017 to April 2021. In the year 2021, Babar Azam had defeated him.Now Virat Kohli will once again get a chance to become the number 1 batsman only next year. Team India has to play the next ODI series against New Zealand. This series will start from January 11, the first match of which will be played in Vadodara. If Rohit performs even a little poorly in this three-match ODI series and Virat Kohli scores good runs with his bat, then he can snatch Rohit’s number 1 position.