Mumbai: Just the other day, some fans and a section of social media users expressed their reservations about ageing Team India stars Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli continuing in international cricket in a solitary format (ODIs).

A fortnight later, one of them has climbed to the top of the ICC charts. ADVERTISEMENT

Four days after being adjudged Player of the Series against Australia , Rohit, the ‘Hitman’, finds himself ranked as the No. 1 batter in Men’s ODIs for the first time in an illustrious career.

And that has come at the age of 38 years and 182 days, making the former captain the oldest world No. 1 in the game’s 50-over format.

Rohit dethroned current India Test and ODI captain Shubman Gill at the top. Interestingly, the ‘Hitman’ replaced another fellow-Indian as the oldest num

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