Daryl Mitchell has reclaimed the number one spot in the latest ICC ODI rankings with 845 ranking points, replacing Kohli (795 points), courtesy of a match-winning hundred in the series deciders in Indore.
IND vs NZ: The Performance
The New Zealand middle-order batter scored his fourth ODI century against India, all of which have come in the last five matches against the Men in Blue. Mitchell accumulated over 300 runs, 352 runs to be precise, in the three matches and won the player of the series award.
To add to it, Mitchel also captained the side in the last ODI after Michael Bracewell went off the field having picked up a minor calf injury, as he has been ruled out of the first three T20Is against the same opposition.
Mitchell is now only behind AB de Villiers when it comes to most ODI centuries against India in India, who scored five centuries during his illustrious career.
IND vs NZ: Deja Vu
Virat Kohli, on the other hand, has slipped to number two in the ranking despite putting in a valiant effort in the same match with a fighting innings of 124 runs.
This is the second instance of Mitchell claiming the number one spot, having done so for a brief period in November last year before he was overtaken by former Indian captain Rohit Sharma.
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IND vs NZ: The Ranking
If we talk about other significant movements in the ranking, the duo of Mitchell and Kohli is followed by Afghanistan’s Ibrahim Zadran, India’s opening pair of Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill and Pakistan’s former captain Babar Azam
Coming back to Mitchell, his tally of 352 runs is the third best by a batter in a three-match ODI series after Babar Azam and Shubman Gill, both of whom scored 360 runs in the respective series against West Indies in 2016 and New Zealand in 2023.
IND vs NZ: The Reward
Other than Mitchell, Glenn Philips, who also scored a hundred in the third game, was involved 219 runs partnership with him, which is the second-highest partnership in the history of ODI cricket for New Zealand, also moved to 20th spot in the batting rankings.
Philips also chipped in with the ball and, as a result, has been rewarded with a rise of 14 places to 31 in the ranking for all-rounders.
The all-rounder ranking is still led by Afghan all-rounder Azmatullah Omarzai, who continues to take the top spot.
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IND vs NZ: The Bowlers
New Zealand’s captain in the recently concluded ODI series against India finds himself at 33rd spot in the ranking for bowlers after decent returns in the first two games.
Like the all-rounder ranking, this particular list is also led by an Afghan bowler in the form of Rashid Khan, with 710 points, who is way ahead of the bowler who takes the second spot, Jofra Archer (670 points).
Rashid also moves two spots up in the T20I ranking for bowlers to number two after his two-wicket haul against the West Indies in Dubai.
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