Virat Kohli climbs up to third as India retain second spot in ODI rankings

Kohli ranks third in the latest ODI rankings

India’s Virat Kohli has climbed to number three in the ICC rankings for the one-day international (ODI) batsmen, just two points ahead of New Zealand’s Kane Williamson while AB de Villiers’ continues to dominate the standing with 884 points.

Besides Kohli, opener Shikhar Dhawan and ODI skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni are the other two Indians in the top-10 list on rank six and eight respectively. South Africa’s Hashim Amla sit comfortably at number two position with 811 points.

The only Australian player in the table is Glenn Maxwell on number nine place with 703 points.

Here are the top 10 ranked ODI batsmen in the world

Rank	Batsman	Country	Points
1	AB de Viliiers	South Africa	884
2	Hashim Amla	South Africa	811
3	Virat Kohli	India	790
4	Kane Williamson	New Zealand	788
5	Tillekeratne Dilshan	Sri Lanka	781
6	Shikhar Dhawan	India	765
7	Ross Taylor	New Zealand	728
8	MS Dhoni	India	723
9	Glenn Maxwell	Australia	703
10	Joe Root	England	697

In the ODI’s team ranking, the South African team has climbed up to number three following a 2-1 win over New Zealand in the recently concluded three-match ODI series. The Proteas had started the series on 109 points as compared to New Zealand’s 110 points. However, the 2-1 series win means South Africa has moved to third on 110 points while New Zealand has dropped to fourth on 109 points.

Australia still rank number one with 129 points, ahead of the Indian team who rank second with 115 points. Bangladesh, Pakistan, and West Indies rank seven, eight and nine with 96, 90 and 88 points respectively.

Here are the top 12 ranked ODI teams in the world

Rank	Country	Points
1	Australia	129
2	India	115
3	South Africa	110
4	New Zealand	109
5	Sri Lanka	103
6	England	98
7	Bangladesh	96
8	Pakistan	90
9	West Indies	88
10	Ireland	49
11	Zimbabwe	45
12	Afghanistan	41