Off-spinner Ravichandra Ashwin also held on to the second spot among bowlers; pacer Jasprit Bumrah slipped one place to the 10th position.
Raj, who has 738 rating points to her kitty, is behind Lizelle Lee (761) of South Africa and Alyssa Healy (750) of Australia as there was no change in the top-10 batters from the previous rankings.
Sri Lanka's Wanindu Hasaranga sits atop the bowling rankings for the first time in his career.
India skipper Mithali Raj was on Tuesday joined at the top by South Africa opener Lizelle Lee in the latest ICC women's ODI rankings.
Jasprit Bumrah improved 10 slots to grab ninth place among bowlers after a match haul of nine for 110 in the Nottingham Test.
Kohli is behind England's David Malan (888 points), Australia white-ball skipper Aaron Finch (830), Pakistan captain Babar Azam (828) and New Zealand opener Devon Conway (774).
The Indian skipper returns to top of ODI rankings after more than three years following a stellar show in the three-match series against England.
Mithali has gained three slots to reach fifth position after scoring 72 vs England women in 1st ODI.
New Zealand, who were second behind India in the previous ICC team rankings update, jumped to top spot by gaining three rating points.
Ravindra Jadeja has jumped to no.2 in the Test all-rounders' rankings.
Pakistan captain Babar Azam became the new no.1 batsman in the latest ICC ODI rankings released on Wednesday.
Mandhana occupies the seventh spot with 710 points, followed by skipper Mithali Raj (709) at eighth in the batting rankings, which is headed by England's Tammy Beaumont (765).
India are slated to take on England in five T20Is, following the culmination of the ongoing four-Test series.
Pant, who won many admirers for his fearless and mature batting, has 691 points in his kitty. South Africa's Quinton de Kock (677) is the next best wicket-keeper batsman in the list in the 15th position.
The 33-year-old left-hander has reached 915 points, the first to cross the 900-point mark after Australian Aaron Finch's 900-point achievement in July 2018.
England completed a 3-0 sweep of South Africa in the T20I series, and reached at the top of the rankings.
Australia have increased their lead over the second-placed India by 39 points in the ODI Rankings, which is the highest in both, men's and women's rankings.
While Verma is the highest-ranked Indian batter at the third spot, Mandhana and Rodrigues have also been able to hold their respective seventh and ninth places in the list led by Australias Beth Mooney.
Ireland players have made gains in the latest ICC ODI rankings released after their series against England.
Ben Stokes was rewarded for his brilliant performance in the second Test against West Indies as he became the number one all-rounder in Tests and jumps to third position in batting rankings.
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