Rohit Sharma rises to no. 3 in ICC ODI rankings after Champions Trophy final heroics | Cricket News

NEW DELHI: India’s thrilling victory over New Zealand in the Champions Trophy 2025 final in Dubai has sparked a wave of motion in the newest ICC Men’s ODI Player Rankings, with stars from each finalists making important features.
India, who secured their third Champions Trophy title with a four-wicket win, noticed a number of key performers rise in the rankings. Shubman Gill continues to sit comfortably on the high of the ODI batter charts after one other sturdy exhibiting all through the match.

Veteran skipper Rohit Sharma, named Player of the Match for his fluent 76 in the final, jumped two locations to third. Virat Kohli, who amassed 218 runs throughout the match, additionally held agency in the highest 5, at present ranked fifth.
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New Zealand’s top-order trio made noticeable progress as nicely. Daryl Mitchell climbed one spot to sixth, whereas Rachin Ravindra surged 14 locations to 14th after a string of constant performances. Glenn Phillips additionally broke into the highest 25, now sitting at twenty fourth after leaping six locations.
On the bowling entrance, essentially the most important rise got here from New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner. The left-arm spinner, who bagged 9 wickets in the match — together with two in the final — moved up six positions to second in the ODI bowling rankings, simply behind Sri Lanka’s Maheesh Theekshana.

Fellow Kiwi Michael Bracewell additionally made features, leaping 10 spots to attain 18th.
India’s spin duo additionally made their mark. Kuldeep Yadav, with seven wickets to his identify throughout the marketing campaign, moved up three spots to third. Ravindra Jadeja, whose regular performances helped India keep an unbeaten run, climbed to tenth.
In the ODI all-rounder rankings, Afghanistan’s Azmatullah Omarzai retained his high spot, however faces contemporary strain. Santner moved up to fourth, Bracewell to seventh, and Ravindra to eighth — all climbing quickly after their all-round contributions in New Zealand’s spirited run.