Twitter Reacts as Rohit Sharma Rises to Second Place in ICC ODI Rankings

Rohit Sharma who led India to their seventh Asia Cup title on Friday has risen to the second spot in the latest ICC ODI rankings for batsmen. However, Rohit Sharma was the second highest scorer of the tournament with 317 runs. It has helped him to gain the second place, and he now sits behind Virat Kohli.

The Indian opener scored 317 runs from five innings which includes one century and two fifties with an outstanding average of 105.66. Shikhar Dhawan was the top scorer with 342 runs who jumped four spots to grab the fifth place.

Rohit Sharma led the team in absence of the regular skipper Virat Kohli. In fact, he led in five matches in the Asia Cup and won all the matches.

The flamboyant batsman played an outstanding inning with his partner Dhawan. Thus, he led India to win against the arch-rivals Pakistan by nine wickets. The duo made a record partnership of 210 runs against Pakistan for the first wicket. In addition to that, Rohit Sharma also holds the record of making three double centuries in ODIs.

Moreover, Sharma and Co. played some tremendous cricket in the Asia Cup 2018.

Kuldeep Yadav takes the third place.

Apart from the two batsmen, India’s chinaman Kuldeep Yadav also saw an increase in ODI Bowling Rankings. He became the joint-highest wicket-taker along with Bangladesh seamer Mustafizur Rahman and Afghanistan’s leggie Rashid Khan with 10 wickets each.

Meanwhile, Rashid Khan was the leading wicket-taker in the tournament with 10 wickets in five games. He also scored 87 runs and has climbed to the number one place on the all-rounder’s charts displacing Shakib Al Hasan. Therefore, he becomes the first Afghanistan cricketer to reach the top spot.

Here is the Twitter reaction:

https://twitter.com/umangthakur__/status/1046300961520549888

https://twitter.com/RoUniverse45/status/1046282719792062464

https://twitter.com/BojjaSrihari111/status/1046204386798698497

That Same happened with the whole batting unit.
But they were given chance in England but he didn't
The Main point is his place in the test squad

— Harsh (@Hahaha_hahaha00) September 30, 2018

Babar Azam has dropped four places to number 6 in ODI Rankings. Rohit Sharma replaces him at number two. Virat Kohli still number one despite losing points for not playing in the Asia Cup. #ICCRankingsUpdate

— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad) September 30, 2018

India’s Rohit Sharma moved up 2 places to 2nd in the latest ODI batsmen rankings behind Virat Kohli while SA’s Quinton de Kock is in 8th spot #SSCricket

— SuperSport Blitz (@SuperSportBlitz) September 30, 2018

https://twitter.com/Dil_Hy_Betaab/status/1046302601648754688

https://twitter.com/IamRohit_FC/status/1046301967331422208

https://twitter.com/NaiduVspa/status/1046295540445589505

Rohit Sharma moves to #2 in ICC ODI rankings! Congratulations Ro @ImRo45 ?❤️

— Diya (@TheCricketGirll) September 30, 2018