India on third spot in ICC ODI standings; Virat Kohli is the second best batsman

As per the latest ICC ODI rankings, India were at the third spot and Indian Virat Kohli was the second best batsman on the rankings after South African batsman AB de Villiers.

Australia and New Zealand were at number one and two spots, respectively.

Protea Hashim Amla was at the third spot, Rohit Sharma at seventh and Shikhar Dhawan at eighth.

However, neither an Indian bowler nor an all-rounder featured in the ODI rankings.

As far as future team movement is concerned, fourth-ranked South Africa have a chance to climb up to second position in the ICC ODI rankings when they host number-one ranked world champions Australia in a five-match series from September 30 to October12.

While Australia and South Africa will aim to consolidate their current positions, Bangladesh, the West Indies and Pakistan will target to improve their rankings.

World champion Australia is currently on 124 points and without an immediate threat to its top ranking with New Zealand second on 113 points.

But a series win for South Africa, who are a fraction of a point behind India, against Australia could help them move ahead of the reigning ICC Champions Trophy winner. A 3-2 series win will put South Africa in third position on 112 points, while a 4-1 series win will lift it to second position on 114 points.

For Australia, a 3-2 series win will maintain their current 124 points with a maximum drop to 118 points in the case of a 5-0 series whitewash. Even if they also loses their preceding one-off match to Ireland and get blanked by South Africa, Australia will retain number-one position at 116 points with South Africa behind it on decimal points.