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ICC ODI Rankings: Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma retained their top spots

Harshit

Sep 17, 2020 17:37 GMT

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Indian captain Virat Kohli has retained the top position in the ICC ODI rankings of batsmen. Johnny Bairstow of England managed to make it to the top 10 with his great performance in the series against Australia.

Kohli (871 points) and vice-captain Rohit Sharma (855 points, second-ranking) were not playing cricket for a long amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but they have retained their places in the rankings.

Jonny Bairstow breaks into the top 10 of the @MRFWorldwide ICC ODI Player Rankings for Batting after finishing as the highest run-getter in the #ENGvAUS ODI series 🎉

Updated rankings 👉 https://t.co/lRP67a820b pic.twitter.com/rwnpLzSlpF
— ICC (@ICC) September 17, 2020

Bairstow added a total of 196 runs in the series and in the final match, he scored 112 runs in 126 balls, allowing him to re-enter the top 10. 30-year-old Bairstow from Yorkshire reached ninth place in October 2018 and is now 23 points away from his career-best rating of 777.

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