Virat Kohli Moves To 6th Place In ODI Rankings

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Virat Kohli Moves To 6th Place In ODI Rankings
Star India batter Virat Kohli has moved to sixth
place in the ICC ODI Players Rankings after two
masterclass innings against Bangladesh and New
Zealand in the Cricket World Cup. Virat was
placed at number nine with 711 rating points on
October 18 and the very next day he smashed his
48th ODI ton, an unbeaten 103 against
Bangladesh, climbing to number six with 729
rating points. The match between India and New
Zealand on Sunday saw Men in Blue breaking their
20-year-old losing streak to Kiwis in ICC
tournaments. Virat was the backbone of India's
innings scoring 95 in 104 balls chasing a target
of 274 runs. He missed on his 49th century while
attempting a six and was caught by Glenn
Phillips. The knock led to Virat climbing to
number four spot on Monday with 747 rating
points. But that day, South African batter
Quinton de Kock registered his third century of
the tournament, smashing 174 in 140 balls against
Bangladesh with 15 fours and seven sixes. That
knock made de Kock climb to third place with 769
rating points. Heinrich Klaasen, another Proteas
star who scored a century then 90 against
Bangladesh, moved to fourth spot with 756 rating
points. Australian opener David Warner, who
scored a 163 against Pakistan last Friday, moved
to fifth spot with 747 rating points. Kohli is
at sixth spot with 747 rating points. Pakistan
skipper Babar Azam's lead at the head of the ODI
Batting Rankings has been reduced to just six
rating points as India's Shubman Gill and a host
of other stars close in.
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Babar has dropped to 829 rating points from 836.
He has scored 157 runs in five innings in the
World Cup and his most recent effort saw him
score a fighting 74 against Afghanistan in
Chennai. Gill has scored 95 runs from three
matches for India, with the right-hander
improving to 823 rating points on the back of
his knock of 53 against Bangladesh in Pune.