Dubai: India’s Virat Kohli retained his second spot in the latest ICC Player Rankings for ODI Batsmen but Australian opener David Warner was breathing down his neck with just two points behind in the chart issued today.
Warner cut Kohli’s earlier 62 point lead to just two following a stellar performance in the Chappell-Hadlee series against New Zealand, which concluded in Melbourne yesterday with Australia winning 3-0.
Warner finished as the leading run-getter with 299 runs in three matches to consolidate his number three ranking. South Africa’s AB de Villiers is still the number one ranked batsman with 13 points ahead of Kohli. On the ICC ODI Team Rankings, No.1 ranked Australia has moved up from 118 points to 120 points, while New Zealand has dropped behind India in fourth position. New Zealand had started the series on 112 points, but the 3-0 defeat has meant it has dropped to 109 points.
Meanwhile, New Zealand opener Martin Guptill and Australia’s trio of Steve Smith, Mitchell Marsh and Josh Hazelwood have all achieved career-high rankings. (PTI)
