ICC ODI Rankings: In a significant climb up the ladder, India's captain, Rohit Sharma, has ascended five places to the sixth position in the ICC ODI Batting rankings.

Rohit's batting form is on full display at the ongoing World Cup. He amassed an impressive total of 131 runs against Afghanistan and followed it up with an imperious 86 from just 63 balls against the arch-rivals Pakistan.

Known for his lazy elegance and laid-back demeanour, Rohit has an incredible captainship record too along with his batting. With 27 ODI matches captained for the Indian team, Rohit Sharma boasts an impressive track record, having secured victories in 20 of those encounters.

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Meanwhile, Pakistan's captain, Babar Azam, extended his lead in the ODI batting rankings with a rating of 836 points, giving him an 18-point advantage over Shubman Gill, Gill retained his second position despite overcoming illness to kick off his World Cup campaign with 12 runs against Pakistan. Virat Kohli is the other Indian batsmen, placed at the eighth spot in the latest ODI Rankings.

South Africa's wicketkeeper-batter, Quinton de Kock, also made significant strides in the rankings, surging three places to secure the third position. His consecutive centuries - a brilliant 100 against Sri Lanka and a commanding 109 against Australia - propelled him upwards, overtaking teammate Rassie van der Dussen, who now stands in fourth place.

Afghanistan's opener, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, made a remarkable jump of 19 spots to secure the 18th position. Similarly, Netherlands' captain, Scott Edwards, ascended 16 places to reach the 27th spot.

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In the bowling rankings, veteran New Zealand pacer Trent Boult is closing in on the top spot after a good outing against Bangladesh. Boult finished with figures of 2/45 against Bangladesh and reached a milestone of 200 wickets in ODIs. He now trails the current leader, Australia's Josh Hazlewood, by just one rating point.

Afghanistan's star spinner, Rashid Khan, climbed two positions to secure the fourth place in the bowling rankings. South Africa's spinner, Keshav Maharaj, made a significant leap of seven places, reaching the fifth position, tied with Mujeeb Ur Rahman.

In team rankings, India maintained their dominance at the top in all three formats. India are one of the favourites to win the ongoing World Cup.