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Virat Kohli’s propulsion to regain the apical ODI batter spot received a boost arsenic helium moved up to 2nd spot successful the latest ICC rankings released connected Wednesday (December 10, 2025).
Kohli hasn't held the No.1 presumption for ODI batters since helium was displaced by Pakistan's Babar Azam successful April 2021.
But the right-hander is closing successful connected the apical spot pursuing his superb caller efforts for India successful the three-match ODI bid against South Africa.
The 37-year-old was adjudged Player of the Series for his 302 runs crossed the 3 matches and helium was duly rewarded connected the latest acceptable of rankings arsenic helium improved 2 places to 2nd wide down teammate Rohit Sharma.
Rohit amassed 146 runs crossed the bid to clasp connected to his spot astatine the apical of the rankings, with Kohli closing to wrong 8 standing points connected the backmost of his unbeaten innings of 65 not retired successful the bid finale successful Visakhapatnam.
It helped India clinch the three-match bid 2-1.
India ODI skipper Shubman Gill retained his 5th spot contempt missing the three-match bid portion stand-in skipper KL Rahul roseate 2 places to 12th wide aft making 2 fifties successful the rubber.
Kuldeep 3rd successful bowlers’ chart
Left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav moved up 3 spots to 3rd successful the bowlers' chart.
South Africa trio of Quinton de Kock (up 3 rungs to 13th), Aiden Markram (up 4 places to 25th) and Temba Bavuma (up 3 spots to 37th) besides made gains connected the rankings for ODI batters.
In the T20I rankings, the trio of Axar Patel (up 2 spots to 13th), Arshdeep Singh (up 3 places to 20th) and Jasprit Bumrah (up six rungs to 25th) made gains, pursuing their broad 101-run triumph successful Cuttack.
All of them had a bully outing successful the archetypal T20I, taking 2 wickets apiece arsenic India bowled retired the Proteas for 74, their lowest-ever full successful the shortest format.
Jaiswal apical Indian successful Test rankings
Yashasvi Jaiswal, who precocious scored his maiden ODI 100 against SA successful Visakhapatnam, remained the apical ranked Indian batter successful the Test rankings astatine fig 8 portion Gill and Rishabh Pant person moved a measurement each to 11th and 13th respectively.
Australian pacer Mitchell Starc has made a large leap connected the latest rankings for Test bowlers led by Jasprit Bumrah.
The left-armer moved up 3 spots to 3rd wide connected the backmost of consecutive Player of the Match performances during the archetypal 2 Ashes Tests against England.
Starc has 18 wickets from the 2 contests and finds himself moving to a caller career-high standing and a best-ever ranking of 3rd arsenic a result.
The Indian trio of Mohammad Siraj (12th), Ravindra Jadeja (13th) and Kuldeep (14th) person each climbed up a spot.
England's deficiency of runs Down Under sees Harry Brook driblet 2 places to 4th wide connected the database for Test batters, with Kane Williamson (second) and Steve Smith (third) each gaining 1 spot down Joe Root, who made a 100 successful the Brisbane Test, astatine the top.
