New Delhi, Feb. 26 -- Virat Kohli's unbeaten 100 against Pakistan in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 a couple of days ago at the Dubai Cricket Stadium, helped him scale new heights in the ICC ODI Rankings for batters, the latest of which was released on Wednesday.

Chasing a below-par 242 runs to win, the former India captain took his time in the middle, played his shots to perfection to his 51st ODI century, which helped him gain one spot to enter the top five.

With Virat Kohli back at fifth, India now have three batters in the top five. Shubman Gill continues to lead the pack while captain Rohit Sharma is placed at third, courtesy their decent outings in the tournament. Pakistan's Babar Azam is unmoved at second with South African Heinri...