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Rohit Sharma Becomes No.1 In ICC Men’s ODI Batting Rankings For The First Time

By Saurabh Sharma October 29, 2025 • 14:31 PM View: 1171

India opener Rohit Sharma has attained No. 1 position in the ICC Men’s ODI Batting Rankings for the first time in his career after some fine performances in the three-match series in Australia.

Rohit, who followed up his knock of 73 in the second ODI in Adelaide with a match-winning unbeaten 121 in Sydney to be named the Player of the Series, has moved ahead of captain Shubman Gill and Afghanistan’s Ibrahim Zadran to reach 781 rating points, 17 more than second-placed Zadran with Gill third at 745. Rohit’s previous best was the second position that he first attained in July 2018.

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