Babar dethrones Kohli as top ODI batsman Sports April 15, 2021 KARACHI: Pakistan captain Babar Azam dethroned Indian maestro Virat Kohli after more than three years as the world’s number one batsman in one-day international rankings, the International Cricket Council announced Wednesday. The 26-year-old becomes the fourth Pakistani batsmen to get the top spot in ODIs and the first since Mohammad Yousuf in 2003. “Pakistan captain Azam has ended Kohli’s long reign at the top of the ICC Men’s ODI player rankings,” the ICC said in a statement from its Dubai headquarters. Azam knocked 103, 32 and 94 in a three-match series in South Africa which Pakistan won 2-1 last week.