Tendulkar jumps to third in ODI rankings PDF Print E-mail
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Thursday, 25 February 2010 15:38
India's iconic batsman Sachin Tendulkar has jumped to third position in the ICC Player Rankings for ODI batsmen after belting a record-breaking double-century in the second ODI against South Africa in Gwalior on Wednesday.

Tendulkar, who returned undefeated on 200 in his 442nd appearance, has lifted three places and now trails second-placed Mike Hussey of Australia by 43 points with India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni strengthening his position at the top of the rankings after hitting a 35-ball 68 not out.

It is Tendulkar's highest ranking in two years after he had reached second position following an unbeaten 117 against Australia in Sydney.

While Tendulkar has vaulted into third position, his fellow opener Virender Sehwag has dropped one place to 10th position.

Yuvraj Singh and Gautam Gambhir have also slipped in the latest rankings after missing the two ODIs due to injuries. A player loses one per cent of his ratings points for every match missed and as such, Yuvraj has fallen one place to 13th spot while Gambhir has dropped two places to 21st spot, a position he shares with team-mate Virat Kohli.

AB de Villiers remains South Africa's highest-ranked batsman in fourth position after stroking an unbeaten 114 in Gwalior. Jacques Kallis has retained his 11th position but Herschelle Gibbs has slipped one place to 16th spot.

In the ICC Player Rankings for ODI bowlers, Dale Steyn has slipped two places to 13th spot after Tendulkar's Gwalior onslaught. New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori leads the bowling table with Zimbabwe's Ray Price in second position.

Meanwhile, Bangladesh hosts England in the three-ODI series from Sunday with Paul Collingwood well-placed to break into the top 10. Collingwood currently sits in 14th position but trails ninth-placed Kumar Sangakkara of Sri Lanka by 23 points. A good performance with the bat in the series can potentially put him in the top 10.

Like Collingwood, Kevin Pietersen will also be eyeing a return to the top 20. The Hampshire batsman is in 23rd spot and trails 17th-placed Mohammad Yousuf of Pakistan by 20 points.

For Bangladesh, Shakib Al Hasan is the highest-ranked batsman in 28th spot while Tamim Iqbal is in 34th position.

Shakib is also the highest-ranked bowler from either side in third position while Stuart Broad is the highest-ranked England bowler in seventh spot.

In the ICC ODI Championship, India has all but cemented second position after taking an unassailable 2-0 lead. It is now on 123 ratings points while South Africa has slipped to 115 ratings points.

The only way India can finish third at the annual cut-off date of 1 April is if it loses Saturday's match and New Zealand makes a clean sweep of the five-ODI series against Australia starting in Napier on 3 March. In that scenario, New Zealand will jump to 123 ratings points while India will finish on 122 ratings points.

On the other side of the coin, if India wins on Saturday then irrespective of how New Zealand and Australia series pans out, India will finish second on 124 ratings points.

Australia has already sealed the number-one position with 134 ratings points and can only drop to as low as 128 ratings points if it loses all the five ODI against New Zealand.

As regards Bangladesh and England series, if England wins all the three matches it will earn one ratings point but will conceded seven ratings points if it loses every match in the series.

If England wins the series 2-1, it will swap places with Sri Lanka which is currently in sixth position but will join seventh-placed Pakistan on 104 ratings points if it loses the series 2-1. However, England will be placed higher when the ratings are calculated beyond the decimal point.

Forthcoming ODIs

India v South Africa

27 Feb – Third ODI (d/n), Ahmedabad

Bangladesh v England

28 Feb – First ODI (d/n), Mirpur
2 Mar – Second ODI (d/n), Mirpur
5 Mar – Third ODI (d/n), Chittagong

New Zealand v Australia

3 Mar – First ODI (d/n), Napier
6 Mar – Second ODI, Auckland
9 Mar – Third ODI (d/n), Hamilton
11 Mar – Fourth ODI (d/n), Auckland
13 Mar – Fifth ODI (d/n), Wellington

West Indies v Zimbabwe

4 Mar – First ODI, Guyana
6 Mar – Second ODI, Guyana
10 Mar – Third ODI, St Vincent
12 Mar – Fourth ODI, St Vincent
14 Mar – Fifth ODI, St Vincent

To see how future results might affect the ICC ODI Championship table, check out the predictor function on the ICC website.

ICC ODI Championship (as of 25 February, after the second ODI between India and South Africa and prior to the start of Bangladesh v England series)

Rank Team Rating
1. Australia 134
2. India 123
3. South Africa 115
4. New Zealand 113
5. England 109
6. Sri Lanka 108
7. Pakistan 104
8. West Indies 74
9. Bangladesh 53
10. Zimbabwe 26
11. Ireland 25
12. Kenya 2

ICC One-Day Rankings (as of 25 February)

BATSMEN
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Ave HS Rating
1. (-) MS Dhoni IND 827 51.53 837 v Aus at Delhi 2009
2. (-) Michael Hussey AUS 809 53.94 865 vs NZ at Perth 2007
3. (+3) Sachin Tendulkar IND 766 45.12 887 v Zim at Sharjah 1998
4. (-) AB de Villiers SA 759! 40.89 759 v Ind at Gwalior 2010
5. (-1) Ricky Ponting AUS 739 43.30 831 v NZ at Hobart 2007
6. (-1) Graeme Smith SA 727 40.67 785 v Ind at Kolkata 2005
7= (-) Shiv Chanderpaul WI 714 41.66 778 v Eng at Guyana 2009
7= (-) Chris Gayle WI 714 39.38 808 v Zim at Harare 2003
9. (+1) Kumar Sangakkara SL 701 36.55 755 v Pak at Colombo 2006
10. (-1) Virender Sehwag IND 697 34.25 787 v NZ at Auckland 2003
11. (-) Jacques Kallis SA 696 45.29 818 v WI at Joburg 2004
12. (+1) Tillakaratne Dilshan SL 687! 33.70 687 v Ind at Mirpur 2010
13. (-1) Yuvraj Singh IND 685 37.09 786 v WI at Kingston 2009
14. (-) Paul Collingwood ENG 678 36.11 688 v SA at Cape Town 2009
15. (+1-) Michael Clarke AUS 664 42.73 751 v SL at Melbourne 2008
16. (-1) Herschelle Gibbs SA 657 36.13 752 v SL at Durban 2003
17. (-) Mohammad Yousuf PAK 655 42.40 779 v Zim at Harare 2002
18. (+2) Suresh Raina IND 650! 37.98 650 v SA at Gwalior 2010
19. (-1) Brendon McCullum NZ 643 28.91 666 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2009
20. (+1) Shane Watson AUS 638 40.82 642 v WI at Adelaide 2010
BOWLERS
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Ave HS Rating
1. (-) Daniel Vettori NZ 761 31.36 790 v Eng at Christchurch 2008
2. (-) Ray Price ZIM 701*! 33.57 701 v SA at Centurion 2009
3. (-) Shakib Al Hasan BAN 700 31.12 716 v Zim at Chittagong 2009
4. (-) Nuwan Kulasekara SL 682 27.50 727 v NZ at Colombo 2009
5. (-) Kyle Mills NZ 675 26.45 723 v Aus at Melbourne 2009
6. (-) Harbhajan Singh IND 648 32.80 738 v WI at Bridgetown 2002
7. (-) Stuart Broad ENG 646 25.96 703 v SA at Trent Bridge 2008
8. (-) Shane Bond NZ 642 20.87 810 v SA at St George's 2007
9. (-) Jacob Oram NZ 641 30.67 770 v Aus at The Oval 2004
10. (-) Shahid Afridi PAK 639 34.61 667 v Ind at Mirpur 2008
11. (-) James Anderson ENG 638 29.93 700 v Ban at Dhaka 2003
12. (+1) Johan Botha SA 620 39.80 665 v Aus at Centurion 2009
13. (-2) Dale Steyn SA 615 31.88 662 v Zim at Benoni 2009
14. (-) Nathan Hauritz AUS 613* 31.86 622 v Ind at Guwahati 2009
15. (-) Mitchell Johnson AUS 609 26.47 729 v Ban at Darwin 2008
16. (-) Andrew Flintoff ENG 608 24.38 758 v Ban at Dhaka 2003
17. (-) Ajantha Mendis SL 604* 17.86 642 v SA at Centurion 2009
18. (-) Doug Bollinger AUS 600*! 16.93 600 v WI at Melbourne 2010
19. (-) Muttiah Muralitharan SL 599 22.98 913 v NZ at Sharjah 2002
20. (-) Nathan Bracken AUS 596 24.36 808 v SL at St George's 2007

ALL-ROUNDERS
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points HS Rating
1. (-) Shakib Al Hasan BAN 427 453 v Zim at Chittagong 2009
2. (-) Shane Watson AUS 370 384 v Pak at Sydney 2010
3. (-) Yuvraj Singh IND 347 357 v Ban at Mirpur 2010
4. (-) Jacob Oram NZ 340 383 v WI at Queenstown 2008
5. (-) Shahid Afridi PAK 336 352 v Ken at Nairobi 2002

*Indicates a provisional rating
!Indicates currently on highest career points
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