India opener Rohit Sharma has finally reached the no.5 position in the latest ICC ODI batsmen rankings. He also led Team India in the 2-1 series win against Sri Lanka with an emphatic eight-wicket victory in the final ODI in Visakhapatnam.

Sharma has taken a leap of 2 positions and it is the first time that he has crossed the 800-point mark. Though he has enjoyed a career-high ranking of third in February 2016, he reached the tally of 825 points after the second ODI in Mohali when he smashed his third double century. He has ended the series with 816 points.

Rohit’s opening partner Shikhar Dhawan has also taken a leap as he reached the 14th position after aggregating 168 runs including an unbeaten 100 in Visakhapatnam. Dhawan had scored 68 in the second ODI and also stitched a 115-run opening stand with Sharma.

Among the bowlers, leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal has taken a jump of 23 places to take the 28th position after finishing with six wickets in the series. The Chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav has moved up 16 positions to take a career-best 56th rank while all-rounder Hardik Pandya has taken the leap of 10 positions to also reach a career-best 45th ranking.

There has been no change of rankings in the MRF Tyres ICC ODI Team Rankings. India could have overtaken South Africa to take top position with a 3-0 win but that was ruled out early as they lost the series opener on a seaming track in Dharamsala.

Meanwhile, fifth-ranked New Zealand (111 points) take on ninth-ranked Windies (77 points) in a three-match ODI series after having clinched a preceding two-Test series 2-0.