The ICC has corrected an error in the rankings released on January 14th. Virat Kohli became the number-1 batsman in the ODI rankings, but the ICC mistakenly understated the total number of days he held the number-1 spot. The ICC had stated on Wednesday that Kohli held the number-1 spot in the ODI rankings for 825 days. On Friday, the ICC corrected the error and clarified that Virat held the number-1 spot in ODI cricket for a total of 1,547 days. With this corrected figure, Virat now holds the third-highest ranking in ODIs, behind only West Indies’ Sir Vivian Richards (2,306 days) and Brian Lara (2,079 days). The list before the correction: After the correction, Virat holds the number-1 spot in ODIs for the 11th time.
Virat’s 93-run innings in the first ODI against New Zealand directly benefited him. He now has 785 rating points. Virat has become the number-1 ODI batsman for the first time since July 2021 and for the 11th time in his career overall. Last week, he was at number-2. He overtook Rohit Sharma. 3 major mistakes in ICC rankings, India became number-1 twice. Mistakes have occurred in the International Cricket Council (ICC) rankings before. In two cases, Team India was declared the number-1 Test team. The mistake was later rectified… First: India remained number-1 for two and a half hours The first incident occurred on January 18, 2022, when India was declared the number-1 Test team on the ICC’s official website around 1:30 pm. Then, just two and a half hours later, at 4 pm, India was removed from number-1 and made the number-2 Test team. Australia again became the number-1 Test team. Read the full story Second: India’s 6-hour reign in world cricket In February 2022, due to an ICC mistake, India became the number-1 Test team for the second time. After 6 hours, the ICC again released the new rankings. In this, India was again second and Australia was number one. Read full news Third: Rohit-Kohli’s names missing The names of Indian captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli were missing from the latest ICC rankings on 20 August 2025. After about 4 hours, the board rectified this mistake. Read full news ———————– Read this sports news also… RCB Vs GG in WPL today: Both the teams will clash for the first time in the season The ninth match of Women’s Premier League (WPL) will be played between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Gujarat Giants (GG). This match will start at 7:30 pm at DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai. Read full news…
