Virat Kohli is no longer number-1, Daryl Mitchell snatched Virat Kohli’s throne; Rohit Sharma on the verge of being out of top-5

By Sandy Verma On Jan 22, 2026

ICC Ranking: There has been a major reshuffle in the latest ODI rankings released by ICC. New Zealand’s star batsman Daryl Mitchell has snatched the number-1 crown of ICC ODI batsmen’s ranking from Virat Kohli. The Kiwi team won the three-match ODI series played between India and New Zealand by 2-1.

New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell played an important role in winning this series, who scored an unbeaten inning of 131 runs in Rajkot and 137 runs in the second ODI played in Indore. He got the reward for these innings in the ICC ODI Batsmen Rankings.

Virat Kohli slipped to second place in ICC Rankings

Daryl Mitchell has reached number-1 with 845 ratings, while King Kohli slipped to second position. Not only Kohli, but Rohit Sharma has also suffered the loss of one place.

ICC Ranking: In or out of top-5 on Rohit Sharma?

Whereas Ibrahim Zadran has performed well in recent times and has taken the third position. Zadran now has 764 points. Due to loss of 1 place, Rohit Sharma is now seen at fourth place. Team India captain Shubhman Gill remains at 5th position even after failing.

ICC Ranking: KL Rahul in top-10

Team India is not going to play any ODI match for the next 6 months. Due to which it is very difficult for Virat Kohli to reach number 1 again. Team India’s star batsman Shreyas Iyer is out of the race for top 10. Whereas KL Rahul is seen at number 10 with the gain of 1 place. Pakistan’s Babar Azam is still seen in sixth place. Shai Hope, Harry Tractor and Charith Asalanka also remain in the top 10.