India, Dec. 3 -- Star India batter Virat Kohli surpassed Shubman Gill in the latest ICC ODI Rankings, released on Wednesday, following his heroic knock in the series opener against South Africa in Ranchi. Rohit Sharma, however, retained the top spot, extending his lead over New Zealand's Daryl Mitchell.

Kohli continued his stunning ODI form, smashing a 120-ball 135 against the Proteas to guide India to a 17-run win in Ranchi. It was his 52nd career ODI century, his third at the venue, and his first since February. En route, he forged a 136-run stand for the second wicket with Rohit, who scored a valiant 57 as India set a formidable target of 350 runs.

With the match-winning knock, Kohli went past Gill, who was ruled out of the ODI serie...