Rohit Sharma becomes No. 1 ODI batter for the first time
Though a top-tenner for the best part of the last decade, Rohit has never been the top-ranked batter in the 50-over format before
ESPNcricinfo staff
29-Oct-2025 • 8 hrs ago
Rohit Sharma brought up a 105-ball century in the final ODI in Australia • AFP/Getty Images
Rohit Sharma has become the No. 1-ranked ODI batter following his innings of 73 and 121 not out in the second and third games in the series in Australia, which India lost 2-1.
The two knocks took Rohit up from third spot to the top for the first time in his career after being in the top ten for large periods over the past decade. The century, in particular, boosted Rohit's points and took him past Ibrahim Zadran and Shubman Gill.
Rohit wasn't the only India cricketer to gain after the three-ODI series in Australia, with Axar Patel rewarded for a strong all-round performance. He took a wicket in each of the three ODIs and chipped in with scores of 31 and 44 in the first and second games. That took him up six places on the bowlers' table to No. 31, and up four spots to No. 8 on the allrounders' table.
Within the respective top tens, Mitchell Santner moved up three rungs to fourth place following the first two ODIs against England, and Josh Hazlewood moved up two spots to eighth among the bowlers.
Elsewhere, following the shared two-Test series between Pakistan and South Africa, Keshav Maharaj gained nine places to a career-high rating, and the 13th place, on the bowlers' list. While Maharaj picked up nine wickets in the only Test he played, his team-mate Simon Harmer had 13 wickets from the two Tests and moved up 26 spots to No. 45.
For South Africa, Aiden Markram (up two spots to 15th) and Tony de Zorzi (up seven places to joint 47th) also gained on the Test batters' table.