Basit Ali has questioned the ICC's ranking of Pakistan's Babar Azam as the top ODI batter, suggesting Azam himself would likely defer to Virat Kohli or Travis Head. Meanwhile, India’s Rohit Sharma has climbed to the second spot in the ICC ODI rankings following his strong performance in a recent series against Sri Lanka, where he scored 157 runs across three matches. Despite India's series loss, Sharma's rise sees him closely trailing Azam by 59 points. Shubman Gill has slipped to third place, and Virat Kohli remains static at fourth. Additionally, Sri Lanka's Pathum Nissanka has moved up to eighth place, while bowlers like Kuldeep Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah retained their positions at fourth and eighth, respectively. India's team remains at the top of the ODI team rankings with 118 points.