ICC ODI Rankings / Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are neck to neck in ICC rankings, Shubman Gill is the topper

ICC ODI Rankings: Team India captain Rohit Sharma and former captain Virat Kohli performed brilliantly in the Champions Trophy 2025. Although Rohit Sharma could not play big innings in the first few matches, he showed his excellent batting against New Zealand in the final. On the other hand, Virat Kohli did not score many runs in the final, but he played important innings against Pakistan and Australia and took the team to a strong position.

Shubman Gill tops ICC ODI rankings

Talking about the ICC ODI rankings, Indian batsman Shubman Gill is currently at the top position. His rating is 791, which was updated till March 4. However, there will be a change in the ranking after the final of the Champions Trophy. But it is likely that Shubman Gill will retain his top position, as no other player seems to be challenging him at the moment.

Tough competition between Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli

Babar Azam is in second place with a rating of 770 in the ODI rankings, but due to his poor performance in the Champions Trophy, he may slip down. South Africa's Heinrich Klaasen is at number three with 760 ratings. Virat Kohli is currently at fourth place with 747 ratings, while Rohit Sharma is at fifth place with 745 ratings. There is only a difference of two ratings between the two, due to which Rohit Sharma is likely to overtake him.

Rohit Sharma benefits from the innings in the final

In the final of the Champions Trophy 2025, Virat Kohli was dismissed after scoring only 1 run, while Rohit Sharma played a brilliant innings of 76 runs in 83 balls. During this, he hit three sixes and seven fours. Due to this excellent performance, there is every possibility of his ranking improving. Now it will be interesting to see whether Rohit Sharma will not only overtake Virat Kohli, but also overtake Heinrich Klaasen to reach the third position.