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ICC ODI ranking: ICC’s latest ODI batting rankings shocked cricket fans on Wednesday, when Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, the two biggest names of Indian cricket, were found missing from the entire ranking list. Till a week ago, Rohit was seen at number 2 and Kohli at number 4, but in the new update both of them are not in the top-100. This incident created a stir on social media and various speculation started.

There is no retirement, yet why?
Let us tell you that there was no clear reason for being removed from the ranking because neither Kohli nor Rohit has retired from ODI cricket nor can they be considered unnecessary. Both of them performed strongly in the ICC Champions Trophy held in UAE in February 2025. Rohit played the innings to win the match in the final, while Kohli played crucial innings in the group phase. So it was completely unpredictable to remove this.

ICC accepted a mistake, but the old data still on the website
When the fans’ anger and questions started increasing, a spokesperson of the ICC informed the media that this was a technical mistake in the ranking update. He said that it has been fixed, although the official website of ICC is still showing the ranking of 10 August 2025, which has deepened the confusion.

Babar Azam benefited, Gill remains on top
The removal of Virat and Rohit led to a big upset in the ranking. Babar Azam benefited and reached the second place, while Shubman Gill remains at the top with 756 points. Kohli was ranked fourth with 736 points last week, and Rohit was also second above him.

Shadow angry on social media …
After this untoward, there were hashtags like #Rohitsharma and #Viratkohli on social media platforms like Twitter (now x). Fans sought an answer from the ICC whether it was only a system error or something. Many termed the incident as ‘inappropriate behavior’ with the players.

Soon ranking will be correct, fans believe
Although the ICC has accepted its mistake, doubt will remain until the official and updated ranking on the website. Fans hope that in the next update, Kohli and Rohit will get their right place again, where they are entitled to their performance.