However, the latest update in the ICC ODI Batting Rankings on August 20 shockingly excluded both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli from the Top 100, leaving cricket fans and experts scratching their heads. They felt it could be a glitch or an intentional change.
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An ICC spokesperson was quoted as saying by the Hindustan Times, “There was an error in our rankings tables today, but it has been rectified.”
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Shreyas Iyer is another Indian in the Top 10 with 704 rating points in the latest ICC ODI Batting Rankings. Pakistan’s Babar Azam ranked third with 751 rating points, while the New Zealand all-rounder Daryl Mitchell completed the Top-5 list with 720 rating points.
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On the other hand, Kohli’s ODI future is still safe, as the selectors are happy with his form and fitness, and if he continues piling up runs, the dashing right-hander could play in the ICC World Cup 2027 in South Africa and Zimbabwe. Kohli has 14181 runs in 302 ODIs to his name.
The former Indian captain has already smashed 51 centuries and 74 fifties in the 50-over format. Rohit also has an impressive record in ODI cricket, amassing 11168 runs in 273 games with the help of 32 centuries and 58 half-centuries. While Kohli won the ODI World Cup as a player, Rohit is yet to touch the ICC trophy in the 50-over format.
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