Overview
- The ICC update on October 29 confirms Sharma as the oldest batter to top the men's ODI list at 38 years and 182 days.
- Sharma’s Adelaide 73 and unbeaten 121 in Sydney earned Player of the Series and drove a 36-point ratings gain to 781.
- India’s ODI captain Shubman Gill fell to No. 3 after scores of 10, 9 and 24, while Virat Kohli slipped to sixth despite a 74* in Sydney.
- Shreyas Iyer moved up to ninth among batters, as Afghanistan’s Ibrahim Zadran now holds No. 2 behind Sharma.
- The update also shifted bowling and all-rounder lists, with Josh Hazlewood up to eighth, Mitchell Santner to fourth, Adam Zampa to 12th, Kuldeep Yadav down to seventh and Axar Patel rising in both categories.