Rohit Sharma moves up to fifth in ICC ODI rankings

Bengaluru, December 18: India opener Rohit Sharma has moved up to grab fifth position among batsmen in the ICC ODI Player Rankings after the three-match series against Sri Lanka which India wrapped up 2-1 with an emphatic eight-wicket victory in the final ODI in Visakhapatnam.

Sharma has gained two slots and it is the first time that he has crossed the 800-point mark.

Though he has enjoyed a career-high ranking of third in February 2016, he reached a personal high of 825 points after the second match in Mohali when he struck an unbeaten 208, his third ODI double-century. He has ended the series with 816 points.

Rohit's opening partner Shikhar Dhawan, named player of the series, too has gained one slot to reach 14th position after aggregating 168 runs including an unbeaten 100 in Visakhapatnam.
Among their bowlers, leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal has moved up 23 places to take 28th place after finishing with six wickets in the series.

Chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav has moved up 16 places to take a career-best 56th slot while all-rounder Hardik Pandya has gained 10 slots to also reach a career-best 45th position.

There has been no change of positions in the MRF Tyres ICC ODI Team Rankings. India could have overtaken South Africa to take top position with a 3-0 win but that was ruled out early as they lost the opening match on a seaming track in Dharamsala.