Overview
- The ICC update on October 29 moved Rohit to the top ODI batting spot for the first time in his 18-year career, making him the oldest player to hold that position.
- Rohit’s rise followed scores of 73 in Adelaide and an unbeaten 121 in Sydney, taking his series tally to 202 runs and boosting his rating by 36 points to 781.
- Afghanistan’s Ibrahim Zadran is now No. 2 on 764 points, Shubman Gill slipped to No. 3 on 745, and Virat Kohli dropped to sixth with 725.
- Rohit became the fifth Indian to be ranked ODI No. 1, joining Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill; his previous peak was No. 2 with 882 points in 2019.
- The reshuffle extended beyond batters as Mitchell Santner rose to fourth and Josh Hazlewood to eighth among bowlers, Adam Zampa climbed to 12th, Kuldeep Yadav fell to seventh, and Axar Patel advanced to 31st in bowling and eighth among all-rounders.