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Dubai, Jan 11 (CRICKETNMORE) India's Virat Kohli, currently second in the International Cricket Council (ICC) One-day International (ODI) rankings, will have his eyes on the top spot, currently held by South African AB de Villiers, when he starts the three-match rubber against England, starting January 15.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The Delhi batsman, who will start his first series as full-time India skipper succeeding Mahendra Singh Dhoni, trails de Villiers by 13 points.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Kohli, on the other hand, will be chased by swashbuckling Australian opener David Warner, who sits at No.3 and narrowly trails the India star by just two points.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Also Read: Pakistan eyeing direct qualification for the 2019 World Cup<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n

In the team rankings, third-placed India will have an opportunity to narrow the gap with second-ranked South Africa, when the men-in-blue takes on fifth-ranked England. Australia lead the team rankings.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

With 111 points in their kitty, India can rise up to 114 points and trail the Proteas by just two points in case they manage to whitewash Eoin Morgan's side.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

However, if England manage a clean sweep of India, they can move up to the fourth and push Kohli's boys to the fifth spot.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Pakistan, meanwhile, will need to win at least one game in their five-match rubber against Australia, starting on Friday, to keep themselves in the hunt for an automatic qualification for the 2019 World Cup in England.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Also Read: Fan touches Dhoni's feet during warm-up match vs England<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n

The green brigade are currently in the eighth position on 89 points, three behind Bangladesh and three ahead of the West Indies.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Hosts England and the seven highest-ranked sides on the ICC ODI Team Rankings as on September 30, 2017, will qualify directly for the 2019 World Cup, to be held from May 30 to July 15. <\/p>\r\n\r\n

The four bottom-ranked sides will be joined by six teams from the ICC World Cricket League in the 10-team ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2018 and the top two sides will complete the 10-team World Cup line-up.<\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2017\/01\/indian-batsman-virat-kohli9.jpg", "alt_img": "Kohli, Warner chase top-ranked ODI batsman de Villiers", "alt_title": "Indian Skipper Virat Kohli", "image1": "", "video": "", "seo_title": "Kohli, Warner chase top-ranked ODI batsman de Villiers", "seo_desc": "India's Virat Kohli, currently second in the International Cricket Council (ICC) One-day International (ODI) rankings, will have his eyes on the top spot, curre", "seo_keywords": "Virat Kohli,David Warner, ICC ODI Rankings", "tag": "", "tagging": "", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "0", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": "0", "slug": "kohli-warner-chase-top-ranked-odi-batsman-de-villiers", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": "0000-00-00", "ians_time": "00:00:00", "server_time": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "trash": "0", "view_count": "3446", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "0", "auto_link": "0", "created": "2017-01-11 18:27:00", "updated": "2017-01-11 18:27:00", "img_from": "", "img_source": "", "schedule_publish": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "news_keywords": null, "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "0", "google_feed": "0", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "1", "jio_date": "2017-01-11 18:27:00", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": "2017-01-11 18:27:00", "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/kohli-warner-chase-top-ranked-odi-batsman-de-villiers-22821" }