England vs India 2018: Milestones achieved by players in the ODI series

The much-anticipated England vs India series in England started on a great note with both the T20 series and ODI series proving to be an exciting affair. The final matches of both the series proved to be a decider. While India clinched the T20 series 2-1, England bounced back to win the ODI series 2-1.

The victory in the ODI series helped the England team retain their top spot in the ICC ODI rankings by gaining 1 rating point thus widening the gap between second-placed India by 6 rating points. On the other hand, India improved their T20 rankings and climbed up to the second spot. They are now behind the first placed Pakistan by 8 rating points in the ICC T20 rankings.

However, there were few players who reached new heights in the recently concluded ODI series. Let's have a look at some of them:

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#5. Virat Kohli's 39 ODI wins as a captain

Virat Kohli equaled the world record for most ODI wins as a captain after 50 matches

Indian skipper Virat Kohli equaled the record of most ODI wins after 50 matches as a captain. After beating England in the 1st ODI at Nottingham by 8 wickets, Virat Kohli completed 39 ODI wins as a captain thus, equalling the record of Ricky Ponting (Australia) and Clive Lloyd (West Indies) who also have achieved this feat.

After 50 matches (1st ODI vs England) as a captain, Kohli had won 39 matches and lost 10 matches while one match ended in a No Result. Under his captaincy, the Indian team won its first-ever bilateral ODI and T20 series against South Africa in their backyard. The Indian team won the ODI series 5-1 and the T20 series 2-1 in early 2018.

Kohli also became the fastest to score 3000 ODI runs as captain during his innings of 71 runs in the 3rd ODI. Kohli is already the fastest to score 1000 and 2000 ODI runs as an ODI captain.

#4. Best figures by a left-arm spinner

Kuldeep Yadav bagged 9 wickets from 3 ODI games

Kuldeep Yadav, the young chinaman bowler is the new bowling sensation of India. After bamboozling the England batsman in the T20 series, he yet again humbled the English batsman with his spin and variations in the 1st ODI at Nottingham. He finished with career best figures of 10-0-25-6.

His figures are the best by any left-arm spinner in ODIs, thus surpassing the record of Murali Kartik's 10-3-27-6, set in an ODI vs Australia in Mumbai in 2007.

He scalped 9 wickets from 3 ODI matches which helped him break into to the top 10 ODI bowlers rankings for the first time in his career. He achieved a career-best sixth position for the first time.

Following his stupendous performance in the T20 and ODI series, he has earned a test call-up for tests against England and might well be seen donning the whites in the test series.

#3. MS Dhoni completed 10,000 ODI runs

MS Dhoni completed 10,000 ODI runs

The former Indian skipper completed 10,000 runs in ODI cricket during his knock of 37 runs in the 2nd ODI vs England at Lords. He became the 4th Indian and 12th overall ODI batsman to reach this feat. He achieved this feat in 273 innings.

He is the only second wicketkeeper-batsman after Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) to achieve this feat. The fact that he has scored most of these runs coming in to bat at no. 5 for the most part of his career makes the record more staggering. This record shows that how good a finisher he has been for India in his prime years.

#2. Joe Root becomes the English batsman with most ODI hundreds

Joe Root was a nemesis for India in the ODI series

After a mediocre series against depleted Australian lineup, Root roared back to form against India in style and yet again answered his critics. He scored back to back centuries in the 2nd and 3rd ODI respectively.

He took his tally of ODI hundreds to 13 which is the most by a batsman for England. He surpassed the record of Marcus Trescothick (2000-2006) who had scored 12 ODI hundreds in his career playing for England. Of his contemporary English counterparts, he is followed by England ODI captain, Eoin Morgan (10 ODI hundreds).

For his record-breaking performance, Root fetched man-of-the-series award in the ODI series and also achieved a career-best second position in the latest ODI batsman rankings.

#1. Virat Kohli gets to 911 points in ICC rankings

Virat Kohli is on the top of ODI batsman rankings

Virat may have lost his first bilateral ODI series as captain but his strong showing with the bat has helped him strengthen his top position in the ICC ODI batsman rankings. He scored 75, 45 and 71 runs in the three-match ODI series which helped him earn two points thus taking his tally to the career-best 911 points.

His aggregate is the highest since Australia's Dean Jones tally of 918 points in March 1991. He is the only Indian to have ever touched 900 points. His 911 rating points is the sixth best ever in ICC ODI rankings.

Sir Vivian Richards's (West Indies) rating of 935 points achieved in 1985 sits on the top of the list followed by Zaheer Abbas's (Pakistan) 931 points and Greg Chappel's (Australia) 921 points.