Tuesday, March 4, 2008

TENDULKAR NO 1ODI BATSMAN IN ICC CRICKET RANKINGS

                                                   

  SACHIN'S GLORIOUS SHOT               

TENDULKAR NO 1ODI BATSMAN IN ICC CRICKET RANKINGS



Sachin Tendulkar has replaced Ricky Ponting as the top-ranked ODI batsman as per the latest ICC player rankings. His elevation comes on the back of successive match-winning knocks of 117  not out and 91 in the finals of the CB Series against Australia.



              


Tendulkar, with 777 rating points, is seven points ahead of Ponting, who had a poor run in the CB Series, scoring 191 runs from 10 matches at 19.10. Graeme Smith the South Africa captain, is at third place. Meanwhile, Mahendra Singh Dhoni has climbed to 10th place, three points below the ninth-placed Herschelle Gibbs.



India's title-triumph has put them on fourth place in the ICC ODI Championship - New Zealand were ahead when the rankings were calculated beyond the decimal point, while Australia, with a rating of 127, are still the best one-day side, ahead of South Africa on decimal points.

South Africa can overtake Australia if they sweep their upcoming three-match ODI series against Bangladesh, but they will remain in second spot if Bangladesh manages a single win.


Top 10 ODI batsmen


Rank                Name                                      Rating
1              Sachin Tendulkar                      777
2              Ricky Ponting                                   770
3              Graeme Smith                                  753
4              Mohammad Yousuf                         752
5              Matthew Hayden                             740
6              Adam Gilchrist                                 738
7              Michael Hussey                                736
8              Kevin Pietersen                               735
9              Herschelle Gibbs                              731
10            Mahendra Singh Dhoni            728

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