New Delhi, Dec. 3 -- Virat Kohli has inched closer to reclaiming the No.1 spot in the ICC ODI batting rankings, sitting just 32 rating points behind Rohit Sharma. The India batter made significant gains after smashing his 83rd international hundred, pushing him up the latest ICC Men's Player Rankings, as per the official website of the International Cricket Council (ICC).

Kohli contributed a magnificent 135 from just 120 deliveries in the opening match of India's three-match ODI series against South Africa in Ranchi and the 37-year old rose one spot to fourth overall on the latest rankings for ODI batters as a result.

That sees Kohli improve his rating to 751 points, with the right-hander now just 32 rating points adrift of teammate Roh...