Dhoni clinches top spot

Mahendra Singh Dhoni has displaced Ricky Ponting as the top batsman in ODIs in the latest ICC rankings

20-Apr-2006

Mahendra Singh Dhoni has displaced Ricky Ponting as the top batsman in ODIs in the latest ICC rankings. Dhoni scored 59 in the series leveller against Pakistan at Abu Dhabi, and achieved his best ranking till date. He has had a phenomenal start to his one-day career since making his debut in December 2004, averaging over 52 in 42 matches, at an enviable strike rate of 103.

Dhoni was joined by two other Indian batsmen in the top ten, with Rahul Dravid moving up two notches to number nine and Yuvraj Singh occupying the tenth spot.

ICC ratings for batsmen
Rank	Batsman	Points	Average
1	Mahendra Singh Dhoni	806	52.76
2	Ricky Ponting	805	42.74
3	Adam Gilchrist	793	36.27
4	Andrew Symonds	761	38.64
5	Graeme Smith	759	39.87
6	Michael Hussey	748	78.71
7	Kevin Pietersen	745	65.50
8	Kumar Sangakkara	736	35.41
9	Rahul Dravid	729	40.42
10	Yuvraj Singh	722	34.90

Among the bowlers, Irfan Pathan made his way into the top three, behind Shaun Pollock and Glenn McGrath. Pathan also achieved his highest ranking in the allrounders list, moving up one notch to occupy the third position, behind Pollock and England's Andrew Flintoff. Shoaib Malik made an an entry in the top five, displacing Daniel Vettori to occupy the fifth position.

ICC ratings for bowlers
Rank	Bowler	Points	Average
1	Shaun Pollock	858	24.29
2	Glenn McGrath	768	22.43
3	Irfan Pathan	765	24.23
4	Shane Bond	762	18.63
5	Daniel Vettori	750	33.58

After levelling the two-match series in Abu Dhabi, India have retained their third position in the team rankings.

ICC ODI rankings
Rank	Team	Rating
1	Australia	132
2	South Africa	119
3	India	116
4	Pakistan	114
5	New Zealand	113
6	Sri Lanka	105
7	England	103
8	West Indies	89
9	Zimbabwe	42
10	Bangladesh	24

Click here for the full list of ODI rankings.

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