Virat Kohli maintains top spot in ICC ODI batting rankings
India skipper Virat Kohli maintained the numero uno spot in the ICC ODI batting rankings with 870 points. His case for a top spot was made ironclad after he scored two consecutive half-centuries in the last two ODIs against Australia.
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— ICC (@ICC) December 10, 2020
? 249 runs at 83
Australia captain Aaron Finch, who was the top run-scorer in the #AUSvIND ODIs, has moved into the top five in the @MRFWorldwide ICC Men's ODI Batting Rankings ? pic.twitter.com/U2ZSH5fDCW
Kohli struck 89 and 63 in the second and third ODI game against Australia in Sydney and Canberra respectively. Team India lost the first two ODIs but managed to evade a whitewash, winning the last encounter at the Manuka Oval. Rohit Sharma, despite missing the ODI fixtures due to a left hamstring strain, retained the second spot with 847 rating points.
Hardik Pandya, on the other hand, was at his impeccable best in the recently concluded ODI series. With scores of 90, 28 and 92*, the all-rounder made his first appearance in the top 50 with a career-best of 553 rating points. Aaron Finch, who had a stellar outing in the ODI series, attained his career-best rating points. With 791 points, the Aussie skipper secured the fifth spot just behind Ross Taylor and Babar Azam. Adam Zampa too broke into the top 20 for the very first time. The wily spinner ended the series with seven wickets to his name in just 3 matches.
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