Daryl Mitchell is now One-Day cricket’s top-ranked batter, but he is also a gold standard example of persistence paying off. He has left an indelible mark on the game and he is certainly not done yet.
Behind Mitchell and Kohli, Afghanistan’s Ibrahim Zadran (third, 764 ranking points) swaps spots with India’s Rohit Sharma (fourth, 757).
Glenn Phillips and Mitchell combined for a 219-run stand in their series-sealing win in Indore, the second-highest partnership in New Zealand’s ODI history. Phillips blasted 106 runs off 88 balls, seeing him climb 16 places up to 20th.
Phillips also rises 14 spots to equal-31st on the list for ODI all-rounders, which Afghanistan’s Azmatullah Omarzai remains at the top of.
