The South African captain, who has 887 points to his name, holds a healthy lead over Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) team-mate Virat Kohli, who is second with 813 points. Hashim Amla finds himself in third spot.
Joe Root is the biggest riser in the top ten, having jumped to fourth. This is the first time that Root has found himself in the top five of the ICC ODI Rankings for Batsmen. The 25-year-old scored 274 runs at an average of 54.8 in the recently concluded ODI series against Pakistan.
Another big leap from the England-Pakistan ODI series was the visitors’ wicket-keeper Sarfraz Ahmed, who rose 21 places to 39th spot. Sarfraz was top scorer on either side in the series, finishing with 300 runs to his name.