India batting superstar Virat Kohli on Wednesday moved up a spot to reach fourth place in the ICC ODI rankings for batters after his match-winning 84 against Australia in Champions Trophy semifinal. (Highlights | Talking Points | Full Coverage)
Kohli바카라™s rise, however, coincided with skipper Rohit Sharma dropping down two positions to fifth as South Africa바카라™s Heinrich Klaasen also moved up one spot to take the third.
India vice-captain and opener Shubman Gill continues to hold the top spot followed by Pakistan바카라™s Babar Azam at second.
Among other Indians, spin bowling all-rounder Axar Patel and pacer Mohammed Shami also moved up in the rankings for all-rounders and bowlers respectively.
Patel moved up to 13th spot with career-high 194 rating points in the latest release as per the ICC among all-rounders, which saw Afghanistan바카라™s Azmatullah Omarzai replacing compatriot Mohammad Nabi in the process.
Omarzai now has a total of 296 rating points and moved up two positions to claimed the No 1 ranking.
With eight wickets so far in the Champions Trophy, Shami, meanwhile, moved up three positions to reach 11th with 609 rating points.
New Zealand바카라™s Matt Henry (649) claimed the third spot after moving up three positions among bowlers behind Sri Lanka바카라™s Maheesh Theekshana at the top spot and South Africa바카라™s Keshav Maharaj at second. PTI DDV BS BS
