Former Indian captain Rohit Sharma has achieved a major milestone by becoming the No. 1 batter in the ICC ODI rankings for the first time in his career,
accomplishing the feat after playing 268 matches. The legendary MS Dhoni remains the fastest Indian to claim the No. 1 spot in the ODI batting rankings, having reached the summit in just 38 games.
He had become only the second Indian after Sachin Tendulkar to achieve the No. 1 ranking when he surpassed Ricky Ponting to reach the top in 2006. The former captain went on to reclaim the No. 1 position twice more, in 2008 and 2010, during the peak years of his international career.
Dhoni amassed 10,773 runs at an average of over 50 in 350 ODIs, including 10 centuries and 73 half-centuries. His rapid rise to the top remains unmatched, as he still holds the record for being the fastest batter ever to become the world’s No. 1 ranked ODI batter.
Fewest innings taken by Indian batters to reach No.1 in ICC ODI rankings
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38 – MS Dhoni
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41 – Shubman Gill
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102 – Sachin Tendulkar
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112 – Virat Kohli
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268 – Rohit Sharma
