Cricket fans witnessed a rankings revolution as New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell stormed to the ICC ODI batting No.1 position, displacing Virat Kohli in the latest Wednesday release.
Fresh from a dream series in India—boasting two centuries, a fifty, series-best player tag, and New Zealand’s groundbreaking win there—Mitchell’s form was irresistible. The Indore masterclass foreshadowed this glory, propelling him up one spot.
Kohli, the former leader, now trails in second after mixed results: one ton, one fifty.
Key shifts: Zadran to third (Afghanistan gain). Rohit Sharma’s inability to anchor innings drops him to fourth—no fifties registered.
India’s Gill at five, Pakistan’s Azam sixth. Tector seventh (Ireland), Hope eighth (WI), Asalanka ninth (SL), Rahul tenth (India rise). Iyer to 11th.
This update invigorates the ODI landscape, proving that peak performance can redefine hierarchies overnight.