Kohli closes gap on Gill in ICC ODI rankings
Virat Kohli has climbed to second place in the ICC men’s ODI batter rankings, closing the gap on captain Shubman Gill at the top. The latest weekly update was released on September 30.
Kohli moved from 767 to 796 rating points after his unbeaten 139 off 88 balls against the West Indies in Thiruvananthapuram. The knock, which included nine sixes, was his record-extending 55th ODI hundred. It also took him past 15,000 ODI runs.
Gill strengthened his hold on first place in the same match, scoring his tenth ODI century and moving to 816 points. The gap between the two is now just 20 rating points. Kohli’s rating is his highest since July 2022.
New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell is third on 794, with Rohit Sharma fourth on 719. Sri Lanka’s Kusal Mendis climbed to a career-best seventh after his 121 against England. England’s Tom Banton jumped 333 places to 83rd after his 126 against Sri Lanka.
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