PwC Ratings - Tendulkar finishes on top, but Aussies well ahead

Sachin Tendulkar ended the World Cup at the top of the PwC one-day ratings for batsmen, and India finished the tournament with four bowlers in the world top 15 for one-day cricket.

But as the Final demonstrated, Australia remains the dominant team in one-day cricket. Matthew Hayden had a quiet tournament (he was number one coming into the World Cup and had dropped to 6th place by the end) but the Australians won every match in the World Cup thanks to their incredible strength in depth.

Ricky Ponting ends the tournment as the top Australian batsman (4th), followed by Adam Gilchrist who is at his personal best one-day rating (5th), as is Damien Martyn (13th). Andrew Symonds, up 44 places to 29th, was one of the most improved players of the World Cup. Andy Bichel, who climbed in both the batting and bowling , established himself as an all-rounder.

Already, another wave of Aussies is proving itself to be world-beating. The absence of Gillespie, Warne and two Waughs seems to have made not a hap'orth of difference.