Kohli returns to No 1 in ICC ODI rankings, breaks Tendulkar’s record !!!

Dubai: After guiding India to an unprecedented seventh straight series win, India skipper Virat Kohli reclaimed the No.1 spot among in the latest ICC rankings for ODI batsmen while young pacer Jasprit Bumrah rose to a career-best No.3 among the bowlers.

Kohli, who struck two centuries during India's 2-1 victory in the three-match ODI rubber against New Zealand, has moved back to the top position within 10 days of losing it to South Africa batsman AB de Villiers.

The 28-year-old batsman, who scored 263 runs in the series against Black caps including knocks of 121 in the first ODI in Mumbai and 113 in the final game in Kanpur, has reached 889 points, which is the best ever by an Indian batsman. The previous highest points of 887 was managed by Tendulkar in 1998 and by Virat Kohli earlier this year.



Indian opener Rohit Sharma's 174 runs in the series, which included a fine 147 in the final match, has seen him reach a career-high rating of 799 points, even though he remains in seventh position.


Meanwhile, pacer  Bumrah has reached a career-best third position after finishing with six wickets in the series against the  New Zealand .Jasprit Bumrah rose three spots.Left-arm spinner Axar Patel is the only other Indian in the top-10 of the ODI bowlers chart.



However, India's 2-1 win over the Kiwis was not enough for them to overtake South Africa, which hold the top ranking in the ICC ODI Team Rankings at 121 points, ahead of the men-in-blue by two points.