ICC makes correction in Virat Kohli’s No.1 ranking after glaring error pointed out: ICC has recently taken a very important step in improving the number of days Virat Kohli remained number-1 in the ODI rankings. Actually, according to the information, earlier ICC had given this number as 825 days, but after making correction, now a total of 1 thousand 547 days have been recorded in the name of King Kohli. On the other hand, with this improvement, Virat Kohli has now successfully reached the third position in the list of batsmen who remained number-1 in the world for the longest period. However, now only West Indies legend Viv Richards (2 thousand 306 days) and Brian Lara (2 thousand 079 days) are ahead of him in this historical list. Along with this, this improvement once again shows Kohli’s consistency and his dedication towards the game.

1. What was the Glaring Error?

According to the information, when Virat Kohli again achieved the number-1 ODI ranking by defeating Rohit Sharma in January 2026, the ICC had released a graphic. In this, the total number of days spent by Kohli at the number-1 position was shown as only 825. Apart from this, fans immediately objected to this, because this figure was much less than Kohli’s actual reign.

2. The Correction by ICC

After being criticized from all sides, ICC admitted its mistake and did the biggest work of updating the data. In which King Kohli has now officially been the number-1 ODI batsman for a total of 1 thousand 547 days. Not only this, Virat Kohli has achieved the title of number-1 on 10 different occasions in his cricket career.

3. All-Time Longevity List

So, after this improvement, Virat Kohli has now come third in the global list of batsmen who have remained number-1 for the longest period in ODI history. Now ahead of them only the names of two legendary West Indies players have been included.

Why was the reform of ICC most important?

This correction is also important because the wrong figure of 825 days was excluding Virat Kohli from the list of great players. But, now after a complete improvement with 1547 days left, it is clear that he will be known as one of the most consistent and influential ODI batsman of the modern era. Along with this, by playing a match inning of 93 runs against New Zealand in Vadodara recently, he has once again proved that he has been named King Kohli for a reason.

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