Daryl Mitchell Dethrones Virat Kohli, Reclaims ICC ODI No. 1 Batting Crown

• New Zealand's Daryl Mitchell has surged to the No. 1 spot in the ICC ODI batting rankings with 845 points, displacing Virat Kohli (795) to second place.
• Mitchell's rise follows his exceptional performance against India, where he scored consecutive centuries, leading New Zealand to a historic ODI series win in India.
• This marks Mitchell's second time at the top of the ODI rankings; he previously held the position for three days in November before Rohit Sharma overtook him.
• He has an impressive record of never being dismissed for a duck in his 54 ODI innings, the second-longest streak in history after Kepler Wessels.
• Glenn Phillips also made significant gains, climbing to 20th in batting and jointly 31st in all-rounder rankings, contributing to New Zealand's series victory.

Why It Matters: Daryl Mitchell's stellar form against India propelled him to reclaim the ICC ODI No. 1 batting ranking.