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Virat Kohli Replaced by Daryl Mitchell as No. 1 ODI Batter in Latest ICC Rankings

Mitchell scored 352 runs in the India series, the third-highest in a three-match ODI, moving 50 points ahead of Kohli in ICC rankings.

  • On the latest ICC rankings update, Daryl Mitchell replaced Virat Kohli as the No. 1 ODI batter following New Zealand's 2-1 series win in India.
  • Mitchell's standout series performance in the recently concluded IND-NZ ODI series proved decisive as he amassed 352 runs with two hundreds and a fifty.
  • Statistically, Mitchell delivered match scores of 84, 131 not out and 137, totaling 352 runs with two hundreds and a fifty, earning second ODI Player of the Match for an unbeaten 131 off 117 balls.
  • Mitchell leads Kohli by 50 ranking points in the updated standings, while Ibrahim Zadran moved past Rohit Sharma to third and KL Rahul rose to 10th.
  • This is Mitchell's second ascent to the top after a first spell at No. 1 last November, and he keeps a 54-innings duckless streak, second only to Kepler Wessels.
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icc-cricket.com broke the news in on Wednesday, January 21, 2026.
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