Shubman Gill rises to No. 1 in ICC’s ODI batting rankings

Shubman Gill has risen to No. 1 in the ICC’s ODI batting rankings, overtaking New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell for the top spot.

The India batter’s ascent came after strong scores in the recent ODI series against England, where he made an unbeaten 80 in the first match and 77 in the third ODI at Lord’s.

Mitchell has dropped to second place following a subdued run that included 65 in an opening ODI against West Indies and two subsequent scores of 28.

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma continue to hold third and fourth spots in the updated rankings.

Separately, 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi jumped 230 places in the T20I batting rankings to reach 48th position, up from 278th ahead of a series against Zimbabwe.

The jump followed his 151 runs across a three-match T20I series against Zimbabwe, which included two half-centuries.

Gill’s rise to the top of the rankings comes while he continues to serve as India’s ODI captain, a role he has held since October 2025 after replacing Rohit Sharma ahead of the Australia tour.

The rankings update comes after India’s recent tour of England, during which several batters put in strong performances in the white-ball leg.

England won the three-match series 2-1, having lost the opening ODI in Birmingham before winning both the Cardiff and Lord’s matches. Joe Root was named Player of the Series for his tally of 249 runs across the three games.

Gill’s rise to No. 1 comes even as India lost the series, underlining how individual form and team results do not always move in the same direction over a short white-ball series.

Gill has held the India ODI captaincy since October 2025, when he replaced Rohit Sharma for the tour of Australia, and has since led the side through series against New Zealand and Australia.

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