New Delhi: India skipper Rohit Sharma has moved to the second spot in International Cricket Council’s latest ODI rankings released on Wednesday despite
not being in competitive action since IPL 2025.
He benefitted from Pakistan batter Babar Azam’s string of low scores against West Indies that made him slip to the third position.
India’s Test skipper Shubman Gill’s continues to lead the list with 784 rating points, ahead of Rohit’s 756 and Babar’s 751, with Virat Kohli holding the fourth slot with 736 points.
Rohit and Kohli have retired from Tests before India’s tour of England and from T20Is last year but are keen to play on in the 50-over format.
They have resumed training after a break post the IPL and could be in action in India’s three-match ODI series against Australia in October.
The veteran duo helped India win the Champions Trophy earlier in the year though reports suggest that they are not in the team management’s plans for the 2027 ODI World Cup.
They are among five batters in the top 15 of the men’s ODI rankings, with Shreyas Iyer occupying the eighth spot and KL Rahul in the 15th
