Rohit No. 2 in ODI rankings

Dubai: Amid the chatter around his future in international cricket, Indian maestro Rohit Sharma has risen to the No. 2 spot in the latest ICC ODI rankings for batters released on Wednesday.

The 38-year-old dethroned Babar Azam while moving a place up even as the Pakistani slipped to No. 3. With 756 rating points Rohit sits just behind India’s Test captain Shubman Gill (784), who has retained the No. 1 position in the rankings. Former captain Virat Kohli held the fourth position with 736 points. India boast five players in the top 15 of the men’s ODI batting rankings.