Kohli becomes first Indian batsman to reach 900-point mark in ODI cricket

The tourists also toppled Proteas from ICC ODI number 1 spot. The Virat’s army is now at the top of ODI and Test rankings.

Under Kohli, India completed their first-ever bilateral series win on South Africa Soil.

The last player to reach this magic number was former South Africa skipper AB de Villiers (902) in April 2015.

Virat Kohli smashed his 35th ODI century in the sixth and final ODI and he is only 14 shy of Sachin’s record of 49 ODI tons.

Sir Vivian Richards sits on top of the table with 935 points, followed by Zaheer Abbas (931), Greg Chappell (921), DI Gower (919) and Dean Jones (both 918).

However, with 3 centuries in 5 ODIs against South Africa and a tally of 558 runs, the Indian skipper has amassed 909 rating points the 50-over format.

Kohli became the 12th player in the history of ODI cricket to reach the magical 900 barrier in ODI cricket.

Skipper Virat Kohli became the first Indian batsman to cross 900-point mark in the latest ICC rankings for ODI batsmen.

The previous highest rating achieved by an Indian was 887 points, achieved by Sachin Tendulkar in 1998, and that was matched by Kohli in 2017