Kuldeep Yadav also made gains in ICC ODI bowling rankings after his performance in Ranchi ODI.
In the most recent ICC Men's Player Rankings, India's Virat Kohli, who struck his 83rd international century, is only 32 rating points away from being the No. 1-ranked ODI batter.
In the first game of India's three-match ODI series against South Africa in Ranchi, Kohli scored an incredible 135 off just 120 deliveries. As a result, the 37-year-old moved up one spot to fourth overall on the most recent rankings for ODI batters.
That sees Kohli boost his rating to 751 points, with the right-hander now just 32 rating points behind of colleague Rohit Sharma at the top of the rankings for ODI batters.
Towards the conclusion of the previous decade, Kohli was the top-ranked batter for over three years. However, he hasn't maintained the top spot since Babar Azam of Pakistan overtook him in April 2021.
On the other hand, Rohit Sharma increased his lead at the top of the rankings. New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell is placed second, and Afghanistan's Ibrahim Zadran is in the third spot. Kohli went past Shubman Gill in the ICC ODI batting rankings.
Coming to the ICC ODI bowling rankings, left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav moved to sixth spot, thanks to his four-wicket haul in the first ODI in Ranchi.
There were significant improvements for several South African players during their Test series sweep of India, with left-arm pacer Marco Jansen benefiting the most from the 2-0 series result, as he moved up the bowling and all-rounder lists.
Jansen set a new career high rating by moving up five spots to fifth on the list of Test bowlers, while colleague Simon Harmer vaulted 13 places to 11th after taking 17 wickets in two matches and winning Player of the Series. Jansen also moved up four spots to second on the rankings for Test all-rounders.
(ICC inputs)