Archive · 30 Sep 2026
Kohli Closes In On Gill After 55th ODI Century
Virat Kohli has moved up to second place among the world's best ODI batters.
He now has 796 ranking points.
Shubman Gill is first with 20 more points.
Kohli made an unbeaten 139 runs from 88 balls against the West Indies.
That performance came in the first ODI in Trivandrum.
It was Kohli's 55th ODI century.
Kohli has not stayed at No.
1 for very long in recent times.
His best-ever rating was 909 in 2018.
Virat Kohli rose to second in the ICC men's ODI batting rankings with 796 rating points.
Kohli is 20 points behind India captain Shubman Gill, who remains ranked first.
He scored an unbeaten 139 from 88 balls against the West Indies in the first ODI in Trivandrum.
The century was Kohli's 55th in ODI cricket and moved him closer to the top ranking.
Kohli last briefly held the No. 1 ODI ranking in January and has a career-best rating of 909 from 2018.
- Who
- Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill are the leading batters in the ICC men's ODI rankings; the West Indies were Kohli's opponents.
- What
- Kohli moved to second place after scoring an unbeaten 139, bringing him within 20 rating points of Gill.
- When
- After the most recent first ODI; the article does not provide a specific date.
- Where
- The first ODI was played in Trivandrum.
- Why
- Kohli's innings increased his ranking points and narrowed the gap with Gill.
- Kohli's ranking
- Second in the ICC men's ODI batting rankings
- Kohli's rating
- 796 points
- Gill's position
- First, 20 points ahead of Kohli
- Kohli's innings
- Unbeaten 139 from 88 balls
- Milestone
- 55th ODI century
- Career-best rating
- 909 points in 2018
- Match location
- Trivandrum