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InDepth headlines national business sports cricket regional entertainment technology world travel autos health | in-depth coverage > Sachin Tendulkar > Sachin rises to the top, India gain points in ICC Rankings 23.00 IST 04th Mar 2008 By Agencies 
India's win in the Tri-Series against world champions Australia become more sweet after the latest ICC ranking for the One-Day International batsmen put Sachin Tendulkar as the number one batsman in the world.Tendulkar replaced Australian skipper Ricky Ponting at the top of the rankings. Indian ODI skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni is at the tenth rank. However, the Australian batsmen still dominate the batsmen ranking with four players in the top ten. While Ponting is number two, opening batsman Matthew Hayden is fifth, retired wicketkeeper/batsman Adam Gilchrist is sixth and Michael Hussey is at the seventh spot. Meanwhile, the historic ODI Tri-Series triumph in Australia has helped India gain three rating points to move just a fraction behind third-placed New Zealand even as Australia's lead on top of the ICC ODI Championship table was trimmed to a bare minimum today. Australia, which entered the series on 130 ratings points, dropped to 127 points, the same as second-placed South Africa but above Graeme Smith's side when the ratings are calculated beyond the decimal point. India, in contrast, gained three ratings points from the Tri-Series which it won 2-0 after today's nine-run win over the Aussies. India now sit alongside New Zealand on 113 points but behind Daniel Vettori's side when the ratings are calculated beyond the decimal point. Meanwhile, Sri Lanka, which was third team in the Tri-Series, dropped one rating point to return home on 107 after failing to qualify for the final. The scenario has left South Africa's fate in its own hands as it goes head-to-head with Bangladesh in a three-match ODI series from 9 March. If the Proteas sweep the series, it will reclaim the top spot it surrendered to Ponting's side during the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 in the West Indies. However, if Bangladesh manages to win just one game, Australia will open a two-point gap with South Africa, which will drop to 125 ratings points. With the last game of the series between South Africa and Bangladesh set to be played on 15 March in Mirpur, Australia has been confirmed as the top seed for this September's ICC Champions Trophy in Pakistan as the cut-off date for seedings is March 12, six months before the scheduled start of the tournament. in-depth coverage > Sachin Tendulkar > |
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