{"id":4914,"date":"2025-08-13T10:27:36","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T10:27:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/13\/rohit-sharma-becomes-world-no-2-odi-batter-4-indians-in-top-10-cricket-news\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T10:27:36","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T10:27:36","slug":"rohit-sharma-becomes-world-no-2-odi-batter-4-indians-in-top-10-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/13\/rohit-sharma-becomes-world-no-2-odi-batter-4-indians-in-top-10-cricket-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Rohit Sharma Becomes World No. 2 ODI Batter, 4 Indians In Top 10 | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-9503125\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-730caffcddfd709\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-730caffcddfd709\">August 13, 2025, 15:15 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl-9503125\" class=\"jsx-4625396a04d15488 jsx-3256597081 asubttl-schema\">In the latest ICC ODI batter&#8217;s ranking released on Wednesday, Rohit leapfrogged Babar Azam to take the No. 2 position. He has 756 rating points to his credit.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"jsx-45a692afa6f47900 artsharwrp\">\n<div id=\"artshare\" class=\"jsx-45a692afa6f47900 artshare\">\n<div class=\"jsx-45a692afa6f47900 stickdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-45a692afa6f47900 deskwrapstkdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-45a692afa6f47900 fontchange\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/font.svg\" height=\"30px\" width=\"30px\" alt=\"font\" class=\"jsx-45a692afa6f47900 lazyload\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"jsx-4625396a04d15488 jsx-3256597081 amimg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Rohit Sharma becomes new world No. 2 ODI batter. (Picture Credit: X\/@BCCI)\" title=\"Rohit Sharma becomes new world No. 2 ODI batter. (Picture Credit: X\/@BCCI)\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=400&amp;height=225\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"jsx-4625396a04d15488 jsx-3256597081\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Rohit Sharma becomes new world No. 2 ODI batter. (Picture Credit: X\/@BCCI)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"0 0 []\">India\u2019s ODI captain Rohit Sharma jumped one place on Wednesday (August 13) to become the new world No. 2 ODI batter. The 38-year-old right-handed batter from Mumbai last played a 50-over match for India on March 9, 2025, against New Zealand in Dubai and scored 76 runs from 83 balls in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 final. The right-handed opening batter has 756 rating points to his credit.<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"0 0 []\">Rohit\u2019s rise in the ODI batter\u2019s rankings after former Pakistan captain and star batter Babar Azam dropped to third. Babar could only manage to score 56 runs in three matches of recently concluded away series against the West Indies. The 30-year-old right-handed batter from Lahore has 751 rating points.<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"0 0 []\">India\u2019s Test captain Shubman Gill continues to top the ICC Test batter\u2019s ranking. The 25-year-old right-handed batter from Punjab has 784 rating points. Middle-order batter Shreyas Iyer is in eighth position with 704 rating points and Virat Kohli takes fourth position with 736 rating points.<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"0 0 []\">In Test cricket, Yashasvi Jaiswal is India\u2019s highest ranked batter. The 23-year-old left-handed is in fourth place with 792 points.<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"0 0 []\">In ICC T20I batter\u2019s rankings, Tilak Varma jumped one place to become world No. 2 T20I batter.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"jsx-4625396a04d15488 jsx-3256597081 coral-count-custom\">view comments<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"jsx-4625396a04d15488 jsx-3256597081 atbtlink Location\"><span>Location :<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"jsx-4625396a04d15488 jsx-3256597081 brdcrmb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/\">News<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/cricket\/\">cricket<\/a>  <span class=\"brdout\"> Rohit Sharma Becomes World No. 2 ODI Batter, 4 Indians In Top 10<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"coral-wrap\" class=\"jsx-9278cad478d6a6dc \">\n<div class=\"jsx-9278cad478d6a6dc coral-cont\">\n<div class=\"jsx-9278cad478d6a6dc coltoptxt\">Disclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. 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