ODI Rankings: Kohli reclaims top spot with record points, Bumrah rises to No.3

India’s 2-1 win over New Zealand was not enough for them to overtake South Africa, which hold the top ranking in the team rankings at 121 points, ahead of India by two points. (Photo: AP)

Former India captain MS Dhoni got one-step closer to break into the top 10 as he rose one spot to be at No. 11. (Photo: AP)

New Zealand’s wicket keeper batsman Tom Latham, who amassed 206 runs in the three-match series against India rose 15 places to be at career-best 23rd position.

There was no change at the top of the bowlers list as Pakistan’s Hasan Ali held his position firmly. (Photo: AP)

Bumrah also became the 2nd fastest India to claim fifty ODI wickets. (Photo: AP)

In the bowlers’ list, India’s Jasprit Bumrah climbed to a career best 3rd position after his terrific outing against New Zealand. (Photo: Twitter/ICC)

Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed (up three places to 37th) and Sri Lanka’s Lahiru Thirimanne (up six places to 47th) are among the batsmen to move up in the rankings. (Photo: Twitter/ICC)

Pakistan’s Babar Azam (fourth position) and South Africa’s Quinton de Kock (fifth position) have also attained their highest in terms of rating points. (Photo: AFP)

AB de Villiers had reached the top of the tree with a whirlwind knock of 176 on his ODI return against Bangladesh. (Photo: AFP)

But with the latest rankings, issued after the completion of three-match ODI series between India and New Zealand, the Indian captain has reclaimed his position at the top.But with the latest rankings, issued after the completion of three-match ODI series between India and New Zealand, the Indian captain has reclaimed his position at the top. (Photo: AP)

The 28-year-old Delhi batsman, who scored 263 runs in the series against New Zealand including knocks of 121 in the first ODI in Mumbai and 113 in the final ODI in Kanpur, has reached 889 points, which is the best ever by an India batsman. (Photo: AP)

The previous highest points tally of 887 was managed by Sachin Tendulkar in 1998 and by Kohli earlier this year.

India opener Rohit Sharma’s 174 runs in the series against New Zealand, which included a fine 147 in the final match, has seen him reach a career-high rating of 799 points, even though he remains in seventh position. (Photo: AP)

Indian captain Virat Kohli has reclaimed the top spot in ICC ODI Rankings after leading India to a 2-1 series win against New Zealand at Kanpur. (Photo: AFP)

Kohli struck ODI century No. 32 to rise to the No.1 spot in the batsmen’s list ten days after he was dethroned by South Africa’s AB de Villiers. (Photo: AFP)