India’s batting maestro Virat Kohli has climbed to fourth in the ICC ODI batters’ rankings following his 52nd ODI century (135 off 120) in Ranchi’s first ODI against South Africa—a 17-run victory powered by his 136-run stand with Rohit Sharma, the current No. 1. Kohli now boasts 751 rating points, trailing Sharma’s 783 by just 32.

Pakistan’s rising star Saim Ayub reclaimed the No. 1 T20I allrounder spot after his Player-of-the-Match performance in the Rawalpindi tri-series final, where Pakistan chased Sri Lanka’s total with Ayub taking 1/17 (including top-scorer Kamil Mishara) and scoring 36 off 33 to set the chase. He overtook Zimbabwe’s Sikandar Raza, who had briefly led in October.​

South Africa’s Marco Jansen surged post their 2-0 Test sweep over India: 12 wickets earned him fifth in Test bowlers and second among allrounders (up four spots). Teammate Simon Harmer (17 series wickets) jumped 13 places to 11th in Test bowling.

Key ICC Rankings Movements

ODI Batters (Top 5):

1. Rohit Sharma (IND) - 783

2. Daryl Mitchell (NZ)

3. Ibrahim Zadran (AFG)

4. Virat Kohli (IND) - 751 (+1)

5. Shubman Gill (IND)

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ODI Bowlers Highlights:

• Kuldeep Yadav (IND) up to 6th

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T20I Allrounders:

• Saim Ayub (PAK) (regains top)

• Varun Chakravarthy (IND) leads T20I bowlers; Pakistan’s Abrar Ahmed to 4th

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Test Rankings:

• Bowlers: Jansen 5th; Harmer 11th (+13)

• Allrounders: Jansen 2nd (+4)

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These shifts reflect recent form: Kohli’s Ranchi dominance, Ayub’s tri-series heroics, and SA’s Test success vs India.