Virat Kohli became the first cricketer to cross 900 rating points in all three formats. The ICC updated his T20I rating to 909 points, joining his Test peak of 937 and ODI peak of 909. What makes this even more interesting is that Kohli hasn't played T20I cricket since retiring after India's World Cup win in June 2024.

Virat Kohli has gained  27,599 international runs with 82 centuries and 143 fifties. He held the No. 1 T20I ranking for 1,202 consecutive days, an unmatched duration in cricket history. During his 2018 peak, Kohli simultaneously topped all three format rankings, a feat matched only by Ricky Ponting. He retired from Test cricket in May 2025 with 9,230 runs and 30 centuries, concluded his T20I career in June 2024 with 4,188 runs as the format's third-highest run-scorer, and continues in ODIs with 14,181 runs and 51 centuries. 

The major impact of his new rating was the match he played way back in 2014. Kohli scored 66 off 41 balls against England, facing bowlers like James Tredwell and Harry Gurney. The performance was decade-old but suddenly more valuable in terms of points. This happened because the ICC completely changed its ranking system in March 2025.

The most recent reason for this ICC ranking system update is likely due to a Romanian cricketer named Rebecca Blake. She has made two centuries and five fifties from 13 matches. Even though the numbers are quite promising, she has made these numbers against countries like Greece, the Isle of Man, Luxembourg, Serbia, and Malta. Not all of them are reputable cricketing nations. 

Blake's numbers exposed problems in the ICC rating system, prompting a complete overhaul in March 2025 that affected multiple players under refined methodology. For example, David Warner's career peak jumped 68 points under the new system, while others like Eoin Morgan experienced minor adjustments.

The ranking system's development reflects cricket's ongoing adaptation to global expansion goals. The system evaluates factors beyond basic statistics, created by Gordon Vince in 1986 and refined through contributions from Rob Eastaway and former England captain Ted Dexter.