Tendulkar No.1 ODI batsman in ICC rankings
Sachin Tendulkar has replaced Ricky Ponting as the top-ranked ODI batsman in the world as per the latest ICC player 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 |
ICC ODI Championships (as of March 4)
| Rank | Name | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 127 |
| 2 | South Africa | 127 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 113 |
| 4 | India | 113 |
| 5 | Pakistan | 109 |
| 6 | Sri Lanka | 107 |
| 7 | England | 105 |
| 8 | West Indies | 96 |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 47 |
| 10 | Ireland | 28 |
| 11 | Zimbabwe | 18 |
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