India’s veteran batter Virat Kohli has made a major movement in the ICC ODI batter rankings after a brilliant series against South Africa to get the Player of the Series.
He was in his peak during the ODI series of the South Africa tour of India 2025, climbing to the No. 2 spot in the ICC ODI Rankings for batters.
He is close to his fellow teammate Rohit Sharma following a profilic one-day series against South Africa.
Virat Kohli has rised upto two places, puts him just eight rating points behind Rohit and marks his closest towards top spot since being overtaken by Pakistan’s Babar Azam in April 2021.
The 37 year old was at his vintage level best throughout the three-match series, piling up 302 runs to finish as the Player of the series.
Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma maintained his position as the World’s No.1 ODI batter afte contributing 146 runs across the series.
He had a steady run at the top allowed him to preserve his ranking and ensure India continue to hold the top two positions in men’s ODI batting.
On the other hand, Shubman Gill, who was rested during the series, held firm at No.5 reflecting the stability at the top of the India’s ODI lineup.
KL Rahul‘s display as standin captain saw him climb two places to No. 12 continuing an upward trend.
Meanwhile, Kuldeep Yadav has jumped three spots to No.3 among ODI bowlers. His control through the middle overs has proved to be invaluable against South Africa and reinforced his position as one of the world’s premier wrist-spinners.
South Africa batters has also made significant moves after the competitive series. Quinton de Kock rose three places to No.13, while Aiden Markram moved to the 25th and skipper Temba Bavuma climbed to 37th, each rewarded for their contributions.
The T20I rankings has been for Indian bowlers. All-rounder Axar Patel climbed to 13th among bowlers, Arshdeep Singh reached 20th and Jasprit Bumrah jumped six places to 25th following India’s clinicial 101-run victory in the opener T20I against Cuttack.
In the test rankings, Yashasvi Jaiswal remained India’s top ranked test batters with No.8 while Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant moved to 11th and 13th respectively.
Among test bowlers, Australia’s Mitchell Starc made headlines with a leap to No.3 after back-to-back player of the match outings in the Ashes 2025/26, slotting behind Jasprit Bumrah.
India’s Mohammed Siraj has secured 12th and Jadeja at 13th and Kuldeep Yadav at 14th has made a significant moves in the rankings.
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