ICC Rankings: New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell Surpasses Kohli for Top Spot

The latest ICC batsmen rankings that came out on Wednesday reveal that Daryl Mitchell of New Zealand is now at the top, surpassing Indian batsman Virat Kohli. This is due to his outstanding performance in the recently concluded ODI series between India and New Zealand, where he scored two centuries. Daryl Mitchell scored 352 runs in the series with an average of 176 and strike rate of 110.

On the other side, the performance of the bat of Virat Kohli was also good. Kohli scored 240 runs in the series with the average of 80. Kohli also scored a century and a fifty in this series, but Mitchell scored more than 100 runs, leaving Kohli behind by 50 ratings points, securing the first position in the ICC rankings.

This is the best rating score of Daryl Mitchell's career so far. Virat Kohli has now slipped to second place with 795 rating points. Afghanistan's Ibrahim Zadran remains in third place with 764 rating points, while Rohit Sharma has dropped one spot to fourth with 757 rating points.

Shubman Gill remains in fifth place, while Pakistan's Babar Azam is in sixth and Ireland's Harry Tector is in seventh. West Indies' Shai Hope is in eighth, and Sri Lanka's Charith Asalanka is in ninth. India's KL Rahul has gained one spot and entered the top 10. However, India's Shreyas Iyer has dropped out of the top 10, dropping one spot.

In the ODI bowlers' rankings, Afghanistan's Rashid Khan remains in first place with 710 rating points. England's Jofra Archer is in second place. Mahesh Theekshana, Keshav Maharaj, and Namibia's Bernard Scholtz have each gained one spot. Australia's Josh Hazlewood has jumped two places to sixth. India's Kuldeep Yadav has dropped four spots, while Mitchell Starc has dropped three. Pakistan's Abrar Ahmed and Sri Lanka's Wanindu Hasaranga have each gained one spot.