New Delhi: Indian cricket team’s Hitman Rohit Sharma has made history in the ICC rankings after scoring a century in Australia. Rohit Sharma has reached the top of the ICC ODI rankings. Rohit Sharma scored an unbeaten century against Australia at the Sydney Stadium. At the age of 38, he also became the oldest player to reach the top of the ODI rankings.
The ICC released the rankings list for all formats on Wednesday. Rohit Sharma has already announced his retirement from T20 and Test cricket. Before the Australia series, Rohit Sharma last played for the team in the Champions Trophy.
He has completed 50 centuries at the international level, becoming the third Indian player to achieve this feat. Sachin Tendulkar is the first, and Virat Kohli is the second-highest scorer in the international format.
Stunning performance on the Australia tour
Indian cricket team’s explosive player Rohit Sharma has shone brilliantly on the Australia tour. He took the field in ODIs after almost seven months. The first ODI was played at Perth Stadium, where Rohit Sharma failed to perform well. He returned to his old form in the following two matches.
During this period, Rohit also achieved the distinction of becoming India’s third-highest run-scorer in ODIs. Following his impressive performance, Rohit Sharma moved up two places to the top of the ICC rankings, marking the first time Rohit has been included in the list of top ODI batsmen.
Rohit Sharma overtook Indian ODI captain Shubman Gill. Last week, Rohit Sharma had 745 rating points. He scored 73 runs in the second ODI against Australia and an unbeaten 121 in the third. His impressive batting performance in the two matches took his rating points to 781. Gill has slipped to third place in this regard.
Team India loses to Australia.
For information, the Indian team performed poorly in Australia, losing the series 1-2. India suffered heavy defeats in the first two matches, but Rohit Sharma’s century helped India win the final match.