Indian cricket superstars Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have gone missing in the new Indian cricket rankings of ODI batting released on Wednesday in an outrageous development that has shocked cricket enthusiasts globally. There was a time when Rohit was at the No.2 position as of a week ago and Kohli at No.4, but now, as of the Aug 20 update, neither of them finds a place in the list of top 100, a move that has sparked much confusion and debate on social media.
The displace of two of the greatest batting heroes of India seems to be very strange, particularly the fact that the two are still active in the ODI games. Neither cricketer has formal retirement or inactivity regulations, and the two last competed in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 in February in the UAE. They were definitely not out of shape as they played an important part in India winning the title. Rohit Sharma registered a match-winning innings in the final, leading India to their first-ever ICC ODI trophy in ten years, whereas Virat Kohli played a key role in the group stages, managing the India batting in the spin-friendly conditions in Dubai.
Up to the last week, ICC rankings placed Shubman Gill as the No.1 ODI batter in the world with India skipper Rohit coming next in the No.2 position, Babar Azam of Pakistan No.3 and Virat Kohli in the No.4 position with 736 points. After the recent update, Gill remains at No.1 with 756 points, and Babar has upgraded to No.2. But the unceremonious loss of both Rohit and Kohli is something that begs the question of whether it is an error of a technical nature, a counting mistake, or even a communication failure by the ICC.
The reaction of fans has filled social media, and RohitSharma and ViratKohli trends have touched X (formerly Twitter). When a lot of people were angry and began to think it was not true, some people started assuming that later the ICC would come and clarify this.
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