Black Caps Daryl Mitchell No 1 ODI batter again
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New Zealand batter Daryl Mitchell has dislodged Virat Kohli to regain the top spot in the ICC Men’s ODI Batting Rankings.
Mitchell acheived the feat after an outstanding run in the three-match series against India which the Black Caps won 2-1 to clinch their first ever ODI series in India.
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Mitchell capped the series with a career-best 137 in the final match in Indore and was named the Player of the Series after he finished with 352 runs, the most by a visiting batter in a series of three or fewer games in India.
The 34-year-old Cantab, who had scored 84 and 131 not out in the first two matches, is now at a career-best 845 rating points, the second best by a Kiwi batter after Glenn Turner’s 854 in June 1983.
Mitchell had earlier been No. 1 for three days in November before being overtaken by Rohit Sharma, who had then ascended to the top for the first time in his career.
For Kohli, his return to the top spot was a short one as he had stormed to the top spot last week and now trails Mitchell by 50 rating points.
Fellow New Zealander Glenn Phillips has also attained a career-best 20th position after scoring 106 in the final match while Will Young has moved up 10 slots to 44th position and K.L. Rahul into the top 10.
Michael Bracewell has progressed in all three lists – up four places to 64th among batters, up six places to 33rd among bowlers and up to sixth among all-rounders.
