India skipper Virat Kohli and his limited-overs deputy Rohit Sharma will end 2019 as number one and two in the ICC ODI rankings for batsmen.
Both the players have maintained their places following a fine showing against the West Indies.
Rohit Sharma on Sunday broke Sanath Jayasuriya’s 22-year-old record for most runs in a calendar year by an opener in all formats while skipper Virat Kohli reaffirmed his supreme status by finishing as the leading run-getter in 2019.
Kohli amassed 2,455 runs in all formats as his 85 helped India beat the West Indies by four wickets in the series-deciding third ODI against West Indies on Sunday.
Other Indian batsmen, Lokesh Rahul and Shreyas Iyer, have made notable gains in the rankings. Rahul’s 185 runs in the series have lifted him 17 places to 71st place while Iyer’s 130-run aggregate sees him move from 104th to 81st.
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