Rohit jumps to career-best 5th spot in ODI rankings

India's Rohit Sharma jumped eight places to a career-best fifth position in the International Cricket Council (ICC) One-Day International (ODI) batsmen rankings having aggregated 441 runs in the just-concluded five-match series against Australia Down Under, while his captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni dropped seven places to 13th spot. The Mumbai right-hander had scores of 171 not out, 124, 6, 41 and 99, respectively, in the series which the world champion and number-one ranked side won 4-1. Rohit, who played in the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2006 in Sri Lanka, has now become India's second highest-ranked batsman behind Virat Kohli (second), with captain Dhoni slipping seven places to 13th position in the latest rankings. The 34-year-old could manage only 86 runs in five matches. Rohit, who was declared Player of the Series, earned 59 points for his performances and he is now 64 points behind Kohli, who trails number-one ranked AB de Villiers of South Africa by 75 points. Shikhar Dhawan, the left-handed opening partner of Rohit, maintained his seventh spot after scoring 287 runs in the series. Outside the top 20, Ajinkya Rahane has moved up three place to 25th after contributing 141 runs. India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has dropped two places to 11th, Bhuvneshwar Kumar has slipped seven places to 20th, James Faulkner has plummeted seven places to 28th, Axar Patel has fallen four places to 33rd and Umesh Yadav has plunged five places to 41st.