{"id":20626,"date":"2014-11-18T08:48:33","date_gmt":"2014-11-18T08:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.com\/?p=20626"},"modified":"2014-11-18T08:48:33","modified_gmt":"2014-11-18T08:48:33","slug":"india-batsmen-progress-in-icc-rankings-kohli-moves-to-2nd-spot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.com\/?p=20626","title":{"rendered":"India batsmen progress in ICC rankings, Kohli moves to 2nd spot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-3468\" style=\"margin: 4px; float: left;\" src=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/virat.jpg\" alt=\"virat\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/virat.jpg 300w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/virat-150x94.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Dubai: India\u2019s hard-hitting batsman Virat Kohli has moved to second place in the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.icc-cricket.com\/player-rankings\/mens-odi\" target=\"_blank\">Reliance&nbsp;ICC&nbsp;ODI Player Rankings<\/a>&nbsp;for ODI Batsmen&nbsp;following India\u2019s 5-0 victory over Sri Lanka in the series that finished in Ranchi&nbsp; on Sunday, while his team-mate Rohit Sharma has vaulted to 15th, as the reigning World Cup champion continues its preparations for the&nbsp;ICC&nbsp;Cricket World Cup 2015.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Kohli completed a series-highest score of 139 not out in the fifth ODI&nbsp; on Sunday, having earlier scored 66, 53 and 49, while Sharma rose spectacularly by 18 places after his world-record breaking innings of 264 in Kolkata, in what was the 27-year-old\u2019s second ODI career double-century.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For Sri Lanka, Lahiru Thirimanne rose four places to 46th&nbsp;after scoring half-centuries in Kolkata and Ranchi (59 and 52 respectively).<\/p>\n<p>Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews, meanwhile, has surged to the top of the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.icc-cricket.com\/player-rankings\/mens-odi\" target=\"_blank\">Reliance&nbsp;ICC&nbsp;ODI Player Rankings<\/a>for ODI All-rounders&nbsp;for the first time after accumulating 339 runs, including 139 not out and two half centuries (75 and 92 not out), to finish the series with an average of 113.00 with the bat. In doing so, he also moved up four places to a career high 10th&nbsp;place in the batting rankings. The Colombo star also chipped in with four wickets, and he now holds a nine-point advantage, on 420 points, over Pakistan\u2019s Mohammad Hafeez in the all-rounder rankings.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.relianceiccrankings.com\/ranking\/odi\/bowling\/\" target=\"_blank\">ICC&nbsp;Players Rankings for ODI Bowlers<\/a>,&nbsp;Mathews has moved up five places to 24th,&nbsp;while Ravichandran Ashwin climbed one place to 15th&nbsp;to be 21 points off a place in the top 10.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For the home side, the biggest movers in the bowling stakes were fast-medium bowler Umesh Yadav, who claimed 10 wickets to climb eight places to 40th, and slow left-arm spinner Akshar Patel, who has moved 11 places to a career high 71st&nbsp;ranking after claiming 11 wickets in the five-match series.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sri Lanka will next face England in the first of seven ODIs on&nbsp; 26 November, while India will next be seen in ODI action in a tri-series involving England and joint host Australia in January prior to the start of the&nbsp;ICCCricket World Cup 2015.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reliance&nbsp;ICC&nbsp;ODI Player Rankings (as on 17 November, at end of India-Sri Lanka series):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Batsmen<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rank&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (+\/-)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Player&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Team&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Points&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Average &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Highest Ranking<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp; &nbsp;1 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ( &#8211; )&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; AB de Villiers&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; SA&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 887!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 51.21&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 887 v Aus at Perth 2014<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; 2 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (+1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Virat Kohli&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ind&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 862&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 52.61&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 886 v Ban at Fatullah 2014<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; 3 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (-1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Hashim Amla&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; SA&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 834&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 53.42&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 901 v Eng at Trent Bridge 2012<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; 4 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ( &#8211; )&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; George Bailey&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Aus&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 810&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 46.65&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 867 v SA at Harare 2014<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; 5 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ( &#8211; )&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Shikhar Dhawan&nbsp; Ind&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 777&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 45.46&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 785 v SL at Hyderabad 2014<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; 6 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ( &#8211; )&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; K. Sangakkara&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; SL&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 776&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 39.99&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 853 v Afg at Mirpur 2014<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; 7 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ( &#8211; )&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; MS Dhoni&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ind&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 738&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 52.85&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 836 v Aus at Delhi 2009<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; 8 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (+1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; T. Dilshan&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; SL&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 731&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 37.92&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 767 v Pak at Sharjah 2013<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; 9 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (-1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Quinton de Kock SA&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 718*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 42.29&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 747 v Zim at Harare 2014<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp; 10 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (+4)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Angelo Mathews SL&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 706!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 40.87&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 706 v Ind at Ranchi 2014&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Selected Rankings<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rank&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (+\/-)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Player&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Team&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Points&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Average &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Highest Ranking<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp; 15 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (+18)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Rohit Sharma&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ind&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 651&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 37.89&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 672 v WI at Kochi 2013<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp; 17 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (-2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Suresh Raina&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ind&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 639&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 35.82&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 669 v Eng at Dharamsala 2013<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp; 30&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (-4)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; M. Jayawardene&nbsp; SL&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 601&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 33.15&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 738 v WI at Colombo (RPS) 2001<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp; 46 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (+4)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; L. Thirimanne&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; SL&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 544&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 30.32&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 573 v Pak at Mirpur 2014<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp; 47 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (-2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ajinkya Rahane&nbsp;&nbsp; Ind&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 534&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 29.28&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 550 v SL at Cuttack 2014<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp; 66&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (+2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ambati Rayudu&nbsp;&nbsp; Ind&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 500*!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 45.66&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 500 v SL at Ranchi 2014<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp; 69=&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (-8)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; D. Chandimal&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; SL&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 493&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 29.28&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 667 v Aus at Adelaide 2012<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp; 83 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (-2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Upul Tharanga&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; SL&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 458&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 32.52&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 663 v NZ at Napier 2006<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp; 84 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (-5)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Kusal Perera&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; SL&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 456*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 23.87&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 487 v SA at Hambantota 2014<\/p>\n<p>100&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (-1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Thisara Perera&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; SL&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 408&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 18.37&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 427 v Ind at Cuttack 2014&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bowling<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rank&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (+\/-)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Player&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Team&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Points&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Ave&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; HS Rating<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; 1 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ( &#8211; )&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Saeed Ajmal&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Pak&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 770&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 22.18&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4.13&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 810 v SA at Centurion 2013<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; 2 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ( &#8211; )&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sunil Narine&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; WI&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 753&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 26.49&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4.10&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 791 v SL at Jamaica 2013<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; 3 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ( &#8211; )&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Dale Steyn&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; SA&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 712&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 25.31&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4.82&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 746 v Ind at Durban 2013<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; 4=&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ( &#8211; )&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; James Anderson&nbsp; Eng&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 690&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 29.10&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4.94&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 719 v SA at The Oval 2013<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (+1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; M. Johnson&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Aus&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 690&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 25.72&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4.82&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 724 v Ban at Darwin 2008<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; 6 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (+8)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Morne Morkel&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; SA&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 651&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 23.88&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4.86&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 717 v SL at East London 2012<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; 7 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (-1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; M. Hafeez&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Pak&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 647&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 35.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4.06&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 769 v Ind at Kolkata 2013<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; 8 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (-2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; B. Kumar&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ind&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 641&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 36.59&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4.60&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 657 v WI at Dharamsala 2014<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; 9 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ( &#8211; )&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Steven Finn&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Eng&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 640&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 28.41&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4.74&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 755 v NZ at Auckland 2013<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp; 10 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (-2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ravindra Jadeja&nbsp;&nbsp; Ind&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 638&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 32.29&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4.79&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 738 v Zim at Bulawayo 2013&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Selected Rankings<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rank&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (+\/-)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Player&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Team&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Points&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Ave&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; HS Rating<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;15 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (+1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; R. Ashwin&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ind&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 617&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 32.46&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4.89&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 691 v SL at Hambantota 2012<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp; 24&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (+5)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Angelo Mathews SL&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 595&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 35.69&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4.55&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 649 v Ind at Trinidad 2013<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp; 38 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ( &#8211; )&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Amit Mishra&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ind&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 540*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 23.95&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4.58&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 570 v Zim at Bulawayo 2013<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp; 40 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (+8)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Umesh Yadav&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ind&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 537&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 35.93&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5.89&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 540 v SL at Kolkata 2014<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp; 42=&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (-3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ajantha Mendis&nbsp;&nbsp; SL&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 526&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 20.77&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4.59&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 648 v NZ at Colombo (RPS) 2011<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp; 48 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (-4)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; N. Kulasekara&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; SL&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 505&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 34.11&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4.78&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 727 v NZ at Colombo (RPS) 2009<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp; 58&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (-1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ishant Sharma&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ind&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 462&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 31.25&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5.69&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 594 v Aus at Nagpur 2009<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp; 60 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (-6)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Thisara Perera&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; SL&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 458&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 27.96&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5.54&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 610 v Ind at Colombo (RPS) 2012<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp; 71 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (+11)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Akshar Patel&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ind&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 428*!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 20.28&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4.49&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 428 v SL at Ranchi 2014<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp; 72 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (-8)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; T. Dilshan&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; SL&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 427&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 47.38&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4.77&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 497 v SA at Colombo (RPS) 2013<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp; 83 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (-4)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; R Vinay Kumar&nbsp;&nbsp; Ind&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 402*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 37.44&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5.94&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 504 v SL at Adelaide 2012<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp; 86=&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (+2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; S. Prasanna&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; SL&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 393*!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 46.76&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5.10&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 393 v Ind at Ranchi 2014<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp; 88 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (-4)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Suresh Raina&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ind&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 389*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 48.00&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5.03&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 396 v SL at Cuttack 2014<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-3468\" style=\"margin: 4px; float: left;\" src=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/virat.jpg\" alt=\"virat\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/virat.jpg 300w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/virat-150x94.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Dubai: India\u2019s hard-hitting batsman Virat Kohli has moved to second place in the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.icc-cricket.com\/player-rankings\/mens-odi\" target=\"_blank\">Reliance&nbsp;ICC&nbsp;ODI Player Rankings<\/a>&nbsp;for ODI Batsmen&nbsp;following India\u2019s 5-0 victory over Sri Lanka in the series that finished in Ranchi&nbsp; on Sunday, while his team-mate Rohit Sharma has vaulted to 15th, as the reigning World Cup champion continues its preparations for the&nbsp;ICC&nbsp;Cricket World Cup 2015.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Kohli completed a series-highest score of 139 not out in the fifth ODI&nbsp; on Sunday, having earlier scored 66, 53 and 49, while Sharma rose spectacularly by 18 places after his world-record breaking innings of 264 in Kolkata, in what was the 27-year-old\u2019s second ODI career double-century.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For Sri Lanka, Lahiru Thirimanne rose four places to 46th&nbsp;after scoring half-centuries in Kolkata and Ranchi (59 and 52 respectively).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3468,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20626","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cricket-cricket"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>India batsmen progress in ICC rankings, Kohli moves to 2nd spot - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News &amp; 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