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.
The 38-year-old Rohit is one of the oldest batters ever to achieve the top spot in the ICC rankings and is claiming the landmark for the first time in his career.
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.
| 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.
