Cricketer Rohit Sharma became the number one ODI batter for the first time on Wednesday — dethroning Shubman Gill to take the top spot. The former team India skipper rose two spots on the back of his superb unbeaten century in the third and final ODI between India and Australia in Sydney. Sharma is also the oldest cricketer to achieve the feat at the age of 38 years and 182 days.

The experienced right-hander was in a damaging mood alongside fellow India legend Virat Kohli (74*) as he smashed 13 fours and three massive sixes on his way to scoring his 33rd ODI century for his country. The 38-year-old has held a spot inside the top 10 for the majority of the last decade . He overtook Afghanistan dasher Ibrahim Zadran and India teammate Shubman Gill as he claimed the top ranking for batters i

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