NEW DELHI: Indian cricket icons Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli were briefly removed from the ICC ODI batting rankings on Wednesday due to a technical glitch, despite both continuing to be active in the format. The error drew attention as Sharma had only recently climbed to the No. 2 spot in the ODI rankings last week, while Kohli was placed fourth with 736 rating points. Their sudden absence from the top 100 created confusion, as players are usually dropped from the list only after retirement.Rohit has featured in eight ODIs in 2025 so far, leading India in three matches against England in February and guiding the side to five consecutive wins in the ICC Champions Trophy. Kohli, too, has played seven ODIs this year.Notably, the issue was confined to the ODI rankings, where both were among the top four before disappearing.
The Test and T20I charts remained unaffected. While Sharma and Kohli have already retired from those two formats, they remain active in ODIs.“A number of issues in this week’s rankings are currently being investigated,” the ICC told Wisden.The anomaly was quickly corrected, with Rohit reinstated to No. 2 and Kohli restored to fourth place. No other player was impacted by the glitch.
The ICC’s swift clarification and fix helped settle the confusion around the temporary omission of two of India’s biggest names from the ODI batting rankings.
