Rohit Sharma dethrones Shubman Gill, becomes No.1 ODI batter in ICC Rankings for first time in career

ICC Men's ODI Ranking for Batsman Update: The 38-year-old Rohit Sharma is the oldest batter ever to achieve the top spot in the ICC ODI batting rankings and is claiming the landmark for the first time in his career.

Rohit Sharma became the ICC ODI No.1 batter for the first time in his career on Wednesday. (AP Photo)

ICC Ranking Batsman ODI: Amid talks of his potential retirement from international cricket, India opener Rohit Sharma has surged to the top of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) ODI batting rankings during the latest update announced on Wednesday.

Aged 38 years and 182 days, Rohit is the oldest batter ever to achieve the top spot in the ICC men’s ODI batting rankings and is claiming the landmark for the first time in his career. India legend Sachin Tendulkar is the only other batter to top the charts after the age of 38, having recorded the feat in 2011 in the Test format.

Rohit made a solid return to ODI cricket after seven months as he topped the batting charts in the recent three-match series in Australia, scoring 202 runs in three innings. He powered India to a nine-wicket in the third ODI in Sydney, recording his 33th ODI and 50th international century.

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Rank	Player	Team	Rating	Career Best
1	Rohit Sharma	India	781	882 v Sri Lanka, 2019
2	Ibrahim Zadran	Afghanistan	764	764 v Bangladesh, 2025
3	Shubman Gill	India	745	847 v Australia, 2023
4	Babar Azam	Pakistan	739	898 v West Indies, 2022
5	Daryl Mitchell	New Zealand	734	751 v India, 2023
6	Virat Kohli	India	725	909 v England, 2018
7	Charith Asalanka	Sri Lanka	716	725 v Bangladesh, 2025
8	Harry Tector	Ireland	708	767 v Afghanistan, 2024
9	Shreyas Iyer	India	700	710 v New Zealand, 2023
10	Shai Hope	West Indies	690	802 v Bangladesh, 2019

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Rohit gained 36 rating points from 741 to reach 781 and dethroned his India teammate and fellow opener Shubman Gill to claim the top spot. Previously, Rohit had reached a career-high 882 rating points at No. 2 during the 2019 World Cup where he slammed a record five centuries.

Record-breaking run in Oz

The Mumbaikar broke a heap of records during the three-match series in Australia, bookended by his match-winning century at SCG.

Most runs as India opener: Rohit surpassed Virender Sehwag’s run tally (15,758) to become the highest run-scorer among all Indian openers across formats in 11 fewer innings.
Most hundreds as India opener: The Mumbaikar also equalled Sachin Tendulkar’s tally of 45 international centuries as an opener, the most for India. Only David Warner has struck more tons as an opener in international cricket (49).
Most ODI hundreds vs Australia: Rohit also equalled Tendulkar for the most ODI centuries against Australia with his ninth century in only 49 innings.

Most 100s vs AUS in ODI: 9 – 𝗥𝗼𝗵𝗶𝘁 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗮 (49 Inngs)*; 9 – Sachin Tendulkar (70 Inngs); 8 – Virat Kohli (51 Inngs)

Second-oldest Indian to score ODI hundred: Aged 38 years and 178d days, Rohit is the second-oldest Indian to record an ODI hundred behind Tendulkar (38yrs 327d).
Extends SENA dominance: Rohit racked up his 14th century in SENA countries, the most among all visiting ODI batters.

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