Virat Kohli, an Indian professional cricketer, rose a few more spots in the ICC ODI rankings to second place, having risen a total of three places following a fantastic series against South Africa. Kohli, named Player of the Series, scored 302 runs in the series, average 151.50, including two hundred and an unbroken fifty in the series finale. Following his exploits in Ranchi, Kohli continued his momentum with another century in Raipur before finishing off wonderfully in Visakhapatnam, when India scored 271 runs in 40 overs.
Virat Kohli seems to be in his finest form since the 2023 Cricket World Cup
Kohli seems to be in his finest form since the 2023 Cricket World Cup. He was hitting sixes for joy, having struck the most he has individually in a bilateral series, and anchored two of India’s three matches in the series, with the third nearly finished before he came into the middle, following the 155-run opening partnership between Yashasvi Jaiswal.
Jaiswal, interestingly, did not make the top 100 list despite scoring his first ODI century in only his fourth outing for India and becoming the sixth hitter from the country to record a century in all three formats.
latest rankings, Rohit Sharma is followed by Virat Kohli.
Along with Jaiswal, another veteran professional, Rohit Sharma, finished the series on a strong note with a 73-ball 75. Rohit’s rating points returned to 781 from 783 after a low score of 14 in the second game in Raipur, but he maintained his top rank. Kohli is in second place on the rankings, barely eight points behind Rohit.
Among batters, Quinton de Kock, who hit a century in the series finale, jumped three ranks to No. 13, while the stand-in India skipper, who made back-to-back quick half-centuries, was just ahead of his former Lucknow Super Giants opening partner after moving up a few spots.
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