India opener Rohit Sharma has climbed to the No. 1 spot in the ICC Men’s ODI Batting Rankings for the first time, surpassing Shubman Gill and Ibrahim Zadran after stellar knocks in the Australia series. Several Indian players also improved their rankings

Hyderabad: India opener Rohit Sharma has attained the No. 1 position in the ICC Men’s ODI Batting Rankings for the first time in his career after a series of fine performances in the three-match series in Australia.

Rohit, who followed up his knock of 73 in the second ODI in Adelaide with a match-winning unbeaten 121 in Sydney to be named Player of the Series, has moved ahead of captain Shubman Gill and Afghanistan’s Ibrahim Zadran to reach 781 rating points — 17 more than second-placed Zadran, with Gill third at 745. Rohit’s previo

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