Virat Kohli’s unbeaten 100 against Pakistan in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 a couple of days ago at the Dubai Cricket Stadium helped him scale new heights in the ICC ODI Rankings for batters, as per the latest update released on Wednesday.
Chasing a modest target of 242 runs, the former India captain paced his innings well, took time in the middle and played his shots to perfection for his 51st ODI century. His performance lifted him one spot to enter the top five.
With Virat Kohli back in fifth place, India now have three batters in the top five. Shubman Gill continues to lead the pack, while captain Rohit Sharma is third, courtesy of his decent outings in the tournament. Pakistan’s Babar Azam is unmoved at second, with South African Heinrich Klaasen occupying the fourth spot.
It was Virat Kohli’s 82nd ton, which made him the only batter in the world to score a hundred against Pakistan in the Champions Trophy, ODI World Cup and Asia Cup. In fact, the right-hander is the only player to make any ground inside the top 10 among the batters.
New Zealand’s Will Young jumped eight spots to 14th while his teammate Rachin Ravindra also gained 18 places to 24th. Ben Duckett (up 27 places to joint 17th with Fakhar Zaman), KL Rahul (up two places to 15th) and Rassie van der Dussen (up three places to 16th) also made gains.
Maheesh Theekshana leads among bowlers
Among the bowlers, Sri Lanka spinner Maheesh Theekshana continued to hold his place at the top of the standings despite the Island nation not competing in the Champions Trophy. Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan is placed second.
South African spinner Keshav Maharaj gained one place to equal fourth while New Zealand quick Matt Henry (up two rungs to sixth) and Australia veteran Adam Zampa (up two spots to 10th) all made ground inside the top 10.
South African pacer Kagiso Rabada (up four spots to 16th) and New Zealand’s Michael Bracewell (up 31 places to 26th) are among the other big movers.
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