Captain Shubman Gill Left Behind by Hitman! Rohit Sharma World's Number 1 ODI Batsman
In Brief
Rohit Sharma is number 1 in ICC ranking.
Hitman's impressive performance in the India vs Australia match
Rohit's century in IND vs AUS match
A one-day series was held between India and Australia, in which India was defeated, resulting in India losing the series. However, in this series, India's former captain Rohit Sharma made a comeback to the team after five months and batted impressively. India's opening batsman Rohit Sharma scored a brilliant century and also scored a half-century in the second match, proving himself once again with his performance.
Indian team's experienced batsman Rohit Sharma has become the number one ODI batsman in the ICC rankings for the first time. He achieved this significant feat at the age of 38. Rohit has surpassed ODI captain Shubman Gill to become the world's number one ODI batsman. In the recent ODI series against Australia, former Indian captain Rohit scored a total of 202 runs. His average during this period was 101, which included an unbeaten century in the final match.
With India's victory in this match, Rohit received the Player of the Series and Player of the Match awards. Rohit has a rating of 781 points, while Gill has dropped two places to third with a rating of 745 points. Rohit, who led India in the final of the 2023 ODI World Cup (Rohit Sharma ICC Ranking), has become the fifth Indian batsman to become the world's number 1 ODI batsman after Sachin Tendulkar, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Virat Kohli, and Gill.
India's new captain Shubman Gill has been surpassed. Gill has now slipped from first to third place. In the three ODIs against Australia, he could only score 10, 9, and 24 runs. At the age of 38 years and 182 days, Rohit has become the oldest batsman to reach the top spot in the ICC Men's ODI batting rankings, achieving this feat for the first time in his career. After the age of 38, India's legendary Sachin Tendulkar is the only batsman to have reached the top spot on the list. Sachin achieved this feat in the Test format in 2011.