New Delhi, Jan. 14 -- Virat Kohli reclaimed the top spot in the updated ICC ODI rankings for batters for the 11th time in his career on Wednesday after his heroics with the bat in the first ODI against New Zealand on January 11 in Vadodara. Kohli dethroned compatriot Rohit Sharma, who has now dropped to third position with the table.

In the updated ICC ODI rankings for batters, Kohli once again rose to the rop following his 93-run match-winning knock against the Kiwis. It was Kohli's seventh consecutive half-century in List A cricket and fifth straight in ODIs, a streak that started in the third ODI against Australia in Sydney.

The first time Kohli rose to the top of th ICC ODI rankings for batters was in October 2013. Since then, as of...