Dubai, Jan. 14 -- Virat Kohli's brilliant form has propelled him back to the top of the ICCMen's ODI Batting Rankings for the first time since July 2021, replacing team-mate RohitSharma following a match-winning 93 off 91 balls against New Zealand in Vadodara onSunday.

Kohli has claimed the top spot for the 11th time in his illustrious career, riding a run of impressive scores that includes 135, 102 and 65 not out in a home series against South Africa in November-December, as well as a fluent 74 not out against Australia in Sydney in October.

The former India captain first reached the summit of the ODI batting rankings in October 2013 and has now spent a total of 825 days at No.1, which is the most by an India batter.

He sits 10th in the...