Ro-Ko clinch top spots in Men's ODI rankings

Virat Kohli has climbed two places to take the second spot in the ICC men's ODI rankings released on Wednesday. India captain Rohit Sharma continues to lead the table with 781 rating points.

Kohli, who lost the No 1 position to Pakistan's Babar Azam in April 2021, made a strong return after an outstanding ODI series against South Africa. He scored 302 runs in the three-match series, lifting his rating to 773, just eight points behind Rohit.

Meanwhile, Rohit secured 146 runs across the series to hold on to his spot at the top of the rankings.

Shubman Gill is another Indian in the top 10 list, clinching the fifth spot despite missing the series against South Africa, while stand-in skipper KL Rahul rose two places to 12th overall.

In the bowlers' list, left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav moved up three spots to third.

In the T20I rankings, the trio of Axar Patel (up two spots to 13th), Arshdeep Singh (up three places to 20th) and Jasprit Bumrah (up six rungs to 25th) made gains, following their comprehensive 101-run victory in Cuttack.

Yashasvi Jaiswal remained the top-ranked Indian batter in the Test rankings at number eight, while Gill and Rishabh Pant have moved a step each to 11th and 13th, respectively.

Australian pacer Mitchell Starc has made a big jump on the latest rankings for Test bowlers, led by Jasprit Bumrah. The left-armer moved up three spots to third overall on the back of consecutive Player of the Match performances during the first two Ashes Tests against England. Starc has 18 wickets from the two contests and finds himself moving to a new career-high rating and a best-ever ranking of third as a result.

The Indian trio of Mohammad Siraj (12th), Ravindra Jadeja (13th) and Kuldeep (14th) have all climbed up a spot.

England's lack of runs Down Under sees Harry Brook drop two places to fourth overall on the list for Test batters, with Kane Williamson (second) and Steve Smith (third) each gaining one spot behind Joe Root at the top.