ICC ODI rankings: Rohit leapfrogs Babar for No. 2; Gill retains top spot

DUBAI: Rohit Sharma rose to No. 2 in the latest ICC One Day International (ODI) rankings for batters released on Wednesday.

Rohit, 38, who has not played any competitive cricket since the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) season, leapfrogged Pakistan’s Babar Azam, who slipped to third after a string of low scores in the recently-concluded ODI series against the West Indies.

With 756 rating points, Rohit sits just behind India’s Test captain Shubman Gill (784), who has retained the No. 1 position in the rankings.

Former captain Virat Kohli held the fourth position with 736 points.

Both Rohit and Kohli had announced their retirement from the Test format before the Indian team’s tour of England, but have expressed their willingness to carry on in the 50-over game.

Rohit and Kohli last appeared in ODIs during India’s victorious Champions Trophy campaign in the UAE earlier this year.

India currently boasts five players in the top 15 of the men’s ODI batting rankings, with Shreyas Iyer in eighth place and K. L. Rahul in 15th position. Agencies

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