Virat Kohli Retains Top ODI Ranking But Rohit Sharma Bridges The Gap

Virat Kohli, who has scored five half-centuries in World Cup 2019, continues to lead the charts in the ICC Men's ODI Batsmen Rankings while Rohit Sharma, who entered the record books after scoring his fifth century of the ongoing World Cup 2019, has bridged the gap significantly, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said in a press release. With 647 runs from eight innings, Rohit Sharma is the leading run-scorer in the World Cup 2019 while Kohli is ninth in the list after scoring 442 runs at an average of 63.14.

Kohli's performances in the ongoing tournament have seen him gain one point and reach 891 points while Rohit bridged the gap from 51 points to only six as he reached a career high of 885 points.

According to the ICC press release, England and India both have 123 rating points but England pipped India on decimal points to achieve the top spot in the ODI Team Rankings. The other two semi-finalists New Zealand and Australia both are on 112 rating points with the former fractionally ahead.