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Odisha's Ahan Makes History with WTA Singles Point; ICC Releases Year-End Rankings

Prameya · January 01, 2026
Odisha's Ahan Makes History with WTA Singles Point; ICC Releases Year-End Rankings

Ahan creates history Bhubaneswar, 3112 (Bureau): Odisha's talented girl tennis player Ahan has created history by becoming the first Odisha player to score a point in the WTA singles. She has achieved this feat as the first Odisha player. The Gurukul Sports Foundation (MOSF) announced this today. Ahan won her first professional main draw match in her career held in Ahmedabad. With this victory, she managed to grab a WTA singles point. She won both the matches in the qualification round and secured a place in the main draw. According to the rules, Ahan will be officially recognized by the Tennis Academy and Mission Olympics if he earns 3 WTA singles points. He will be included in the list of the last ITF W-15 tournament. End-of-year ICC rankings: Chumara tops in Tests, Rohit No. 1 in ODIs Dubai, 3112 (Agency): The end-of-year ICC rankings have been released. Australia ended the year at the top in Tests, ODIs and T20Is. Similarly, Joe Root in the Test batting rankings, Jasprit Bumrah in bowling and Ravindra Jadeja in the all-round rankings maintained their top positions. Rohit Sharma ended the year with the best ODI ranking. Similarly, Afghanistan's Rashid Khan and Azmatullah Omarzai have been named the best one-day bowler and the best all-rounder, respectively. India's dominance in T-Tests continues. Abhishek Sharma is the best batsman and Varun has retained the top spot in the one-day rankings, while India has retained the top spot in the T-Test rankings. Pakistan's Sam Ayub has been named the best all-rounder. In women's cricket, Australia has retained the top spot in both the one-day and T-30 rankings. In the one-day batting, South Africa's Laura Woolverton is the best batsman, England's Sophie Equestrian is the best bowler and Australia's Ashley Gordon is the best all-rounder. In T20Is, Australia's Beth Mooney is the best batsman, India's Dil Sharma is the best bowler, and West Indies' Healy Mathews is the best all-rounder.