ICC reveal reason behind Kohli and Rohit briefly vanishing from ODI rankings

Many cricket fans were stunned on Wednesday (August 20) while not see the names of two experienced Indian cricketers, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, in the ICC Men's ODI batting rankings. There is a latest development where the International Cricket Council (ICC) has also revealed the reason.

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, both Indian cricketers, have already retired from the T20I and Test cricket formats. However, they are still officially active in the ODI format. Just like the other formats, Kohli was the previous captain of the Indian ODI team before the present leader Rohit Sharma. 

In the ODI cricket history, Rohit is the 10th leading run-scorer, and Kohli is the third most run-scorer. In the top 10 present ODI batting rankings, there are four Indians, and Rohit is in the second position, and Kohli is in the fourth place. However, on Wednesday, both Kohli and Rohit were briefly missing from the ICC Men's ODI batting rankings. ICC reacted quickly as the ranking was updated with their names. 

There was an error

Later, an ICC spokesperson admitted that it was a technical glitch that was fixed quickly. The spokesperson told Hindustan Times, “There was an error in our rankings tables today, but it has been rectified.”

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Kohli and Rohit last played in ICC Champions Trophy 2025

Both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli last played for India during the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, which was won by the Men in Blues under the leadership of Rohit Sharma. India remained unbeaten in that tournament. Kohli was the fifth leading run-scorer in the tournament with 218 runs in five innings (average 54.50), including one century and one half-century. Meanwhile, Rohit was the 11th most run-scorer in the tournament with 180 runs in five innings, while the opener won the Player of the Match award in the Final for scoring 76 off 83 balls against New Zealand in the successful 252-run chase.