India lose top ODI spot to South Africa in latest ICC rankings
Ab De Villiers back as the No. 1 ODI batsman
Indian skipper Virat Kohli has been displaced as the number 1 ODI batsman by South Africa's AB de Villiers in the latest ICC ODI player rankings. An astonishing knock of 176 by Ab De Villiers in the second ODI against Bangladesh in paarl on wednesday - consisting of 15 fours and 7 sixes and off only 104 balls - saw the proteas take a 2-0 lead in 3 match series
Kohli, who had a mediocre series by his standards against Australia, has 877 points in the latest rankings while AB de Villiers, who leapfrogged both Kohli and David Warner to the top spot, has 879 points, two more than Kohli. The 33-year-old De Villiers, who has leapfrogged Australian David Warner and Kohli, had first attained top position on 30 May 2010 and the number of days he has spent at the top is second most after retired Windies great Vivian Richards. De Villiers has now been at the top for 2,124 days while Richards was number one for 2,306 days, ICC said. A surprise inclusion in the top five is of Pakistan’s Babar Azam after he achieved career-best ratings to get to the fourth spot. Rohit Sharma lost two positions as well moving to the 5th position as Quinton de Kock and Azam climbed up the list and on the flip side, MS Dhoni and Shikhar Dhawan retained the 12th and 14th position. There was one major change in the rankings as Mushfiqur Rahim took a giant leap forward jumping 5 spots after becoming the first Bangladesh batsman to score a century in South Africa.
ICC ODI BATSMEN:
1. AB de Villiers (RSA) - 879
2. Virat Kohli (IND) - 877
3. David Warner (AUS) - 865
4. Babar Azam (PAK) - 833
5. Quinton de Kock (RSA) - 802
6. Joe Root (ENG) - 802
7. Rohit Sharma (IND) - 790
8. Kane Williamson (NZ) - 779
9. Hashim Amla (RSA) - 770
10. Faf du Plessis (RSA) - 754
South Africa are the new number 1 side in the World after beating Bangladesh in the first two ODIs and are ahead of India on decimal points. If South Africa beat Bangladesh 3-0, then they will move to 121 points, who are right now tied with India on 120 points, just decimals ahead. However, if India beat New Zealand in the opening ODI of the three-match series in Mumbai, then they will reclaim the top spot.
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