Archive · 16 Jan 2026
ICC Corrects Virat Kohli's Top Ranking Days
Virat Kohli is a famous cricket player.
He played a great game against New Zealand and scored 93 runs.
After this game, he became the top batter in the world rankings again.
The ICC, which is like the boss of cricket, first said he had been the top batter for 825 days.
But they made a mistake and had to correct it.
Fans and analysts pointed out that the number should be 1,547 days.
The ICC fixed their mistake to make sure everyone knows the right information.
Kohli has now spent 1,547 days as the top batter, which is the third highest ever.
ICC initially claimed Virat Kohli spent 825 days as the top batter in the ICC Men's ODI rankings.
Kohli returned to the top spot after scoring 93 off 91 balls in a match against New Zealand in Vadodara.
Fans and analysts pointed out that the number of days should be 1,547, not 825.
The ICC corrected the number of days to 1,547 days after facing criticism.
With 1,547 days at the top, Kohli ranks third on the all-time list of batters with the most days as the No. 1 ODI player.
- Who
- Virat Kohli
- What
- ICC corrected the number of days he spent as the top batter in the ICC Men's ODI rankings
- When
- After his match-winning performance against New Zealand in Vadodara
- Where
- Vadodara
- Why
- To correct an earlier official figure that caused confusion and criticism from fans and analysts
ICC
Fans and Analysts
Initial Claim
ICC
ICC initially claimed Kohli spent 825 days as the top batter in the ICC Men's ODI rankings.
Fans and Analysts
Fans and analysts pointed out that this number did not match the ICC’s own archived records.
Correction
ICC
ICC corrected the number of days to 1,547 days after facing criticism.
Fans and Analysts
Fans and analysts highlighted that Kohli had actually spent 1,547 days at No. 1 across multiple spells.
- Player
- Virat Kohli
- Achievement
- Top batter in ICC Men's ODI rankings
- Initial Days Claimed
- 825 days
- Corrected Days
- 1,547 days
- Match
- Against New Zealand in Vadodara
- Score
- 93 off 91 balls
- Last Top Spot
- July 2021
- All-Time Ranking
- 3rd with 1,547 days at No. 1
Sources
ICC Corrects Major Blunder, Virat Kohli Rewritten Into History Among Cricket’s Immortals
'Don't think we have ever seen Virat Kohli bat this well'
ICC Forced To Correct Virat Kohli's No. 1 ODI Ranking Record After Mistake Makes Fans Furious
