Indian batsman Rohit Sharma has reached his career best feat as he becomes the No 5 in ICC ODI ranking after stellar performances in just concluded series against Australia which the World Champion won the series 4-1.
Sharma has been adjudged man of the series as he scored 441 runs in the series gainst Australia. He claimed the fifth position after rising eight places following his performances in Australia where he scored two hundreds and missed another one by one run. Sharma is the second highest ranked Indian batsman behind Virat Kohli who is at second position with captain MS Dhoni at 13th position in the latest ranking, which was released by ICC on Sunday.
Sharma earned 59 points for his performance and he is now 64 points behind Kohli, who trails number-one ranked AB de Villiers of South Africa by 75 points.
Australia’s dominant performance in the series is reflected in the fact that Glenn Maxwell and Steven Smith have improved their rankings while David Warner has achieved a career-high ranking.
Maxwell, who scored 169 runs in the series, has moved up two places to eighth, Smith’s 315 runs have helped him rise five places to 15th, and Warner has jumped five places to 18th after scoring 220 runs.
Outside the top 20, Ajinkya Rahane has moved up three places to 25th after contributing 141 runs, and Mitchell Marsh has rocketed 21 places to a career-best 43rd after scoring 164 runs
Batsmen ranking:
1) AB de Villiers
2) Virat Kohli
3) Hashim Amla
4) Kane Williamson
5) Rohit Sharma
6) Tilakratne Dilshan
7) Shikhar Dhawan
8) Glenn Maxwell
9) Martin Guptill
10) Ross Taylor