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Dubai, Aug 23: Fast bowlers reign supreme in the latest Reliance ICC ODI Player Rankings which were released on Tuesday after the conclusion of Sri Lanka and Australia, and Zimbabwe and Bangladesh series.
Australia’s fast bowlers Mitchell Johnson, Doug Bollinger and Brett Lee, as well as Lasith Malinga of Sri Lanka, are the biggest movers in the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for ODI bowlers after stellar performances in the series which Australia won by 3-2 while Bangladesh’s fast bowler Rubel Hossain has a achieved personal best in the series which his side lost 3-2 to Zimbabwe.
Johnson, who along with Malinga was the leading wicket-taker in the series with 11, has jumped four places to claim third position while Malinga, who recorded the third hat-trick of his career in Monday’s ODI, has jumped 19 places to claim 11th position.
Bollinger’s nine wickets in the series has helped him return to the top 10 in seventh position after vaulting 15 places while Lee has been rewarded with a jump of four places after his eight wickets in four matches which has put him just behind Malinga in 14th position.
In Zimbabwe, Rubel and the home side’s debutant Brian Vitori finished as the leading wicket-takers in the series with 11 each. While Rubel earned a jump of 71 places which put him in 54th spot, Vitori entered into the rankings table in 126th position.
Amongst the spinners, Bangladesh’s pair of Shafiul Islam and Mahmudullah, and Australia’s Xavier Doherty have achieved career-best rankings to date.
Shafiul, who took five wickets in Zimbabwe, has moved up 28 places to 73rd position, Mahmudullah has climbed 28 places to 84th spot after bagging six wickets while Doherty’s eight wickets against Sri Lanka has helped him rise 61 places to 87th position.
The majority of the bowlers sliding in the latest rankings are spinners and include Zimbabwe’s Ray Price in eighth position (down by five places), Sri Lanka’s duo of Abdur Razzak in 14th (down by four places) and Shakib Al Hasan in 17th (down by four places) and Sri Lanka’s Ajantha Mendis in 19th (down by seven places).
The only fast bowler failing to maintain his position is former number-one ranked Nuwan Kulasekara who has slipped to 30th position (down by 10 places) after managing just two wickets.
Graeme Swann of England is on top of the bowling chart but leads New Zealand’s Daniel Vettori by just six points. The two spinners are the only bowlers beyond the 700-point mark which, in rating terms, is the benchmark for any bowler.
In the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for ODI batsmen, former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardena has returned to the top 20 in 17th position after rising five places following his series contribution of 180 runs which made him the fourth most successful batsman in the series behind Michael Clarke (242), Ricky Ponting (196) and Shane Watson (185).
While Watson and Ponting have retained their third and 15th positions, respectively, Clarke has moved up two places to seventh position.
Also moving in the right direction are Shakib Al Hasan in 24th position (up by three places), Upul Tharanga in 40th (up by three places), Mushfiqur Rahim in 60th (up by six places), Hamilton Masakadza in 65th (up by eight places), Mahmudullah in 72nd (up by four places), David Hussey in 78th (up by five places) and Vusimuzi Sibanda in 97th (up by 53 places).
Batsmen dropping in the latest rankings include Michael Hussey in eighth (down by three places), Tillakaratne Dilshan in 11th (down by two places), Imrul Kayes in 52nd (down by 11 places), Junaid Siddique in 80th (down by nine places) and Shahriar Nafees in 95th (down by six places).
The batting table is headed by South Africa’s Hashim Amla while his captain, AB de Villiers, is in second position.
There is no change in the top three of the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for all-rounders which are still led by Australia’s Shane Watson.
Meanwhile, top-ranked Australia enjoys a comfortable 11-ratings-point lead over second-placed Sri Lanka. Australia’s 3-2 series win has restricted Sri Lanka to earn only one ratings point which, in turn, has given India a chance to reclaim second position.
However, to achieve the number-two position, India will have to beat England by 4-1 or better in the five-match series which starts at Chester-le-Street on 3 September.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh has dropped from 70 to 63 ratings points and Zimbabwe has jumped from 38 for 46 ratings points after the end of their series. However, both the sides have retained their pre-series positions with Bangladesh in ninth and Zimbabwe in 10th.
Zimbabwe’s next ODI series is against Pakistan which starts in Bulawayo on 8 September and there will be a few more points up for grabs for the home side.
If Zimbabwe wins all the three ODIs, it will earn 10 ratings points while a 2-1 series win will give it six ratings points. Zimbabwe will earn two ratings points even if it loses the series 2-1.
In contrast, Pakistan will get just one ratings point if it wins all the three ODIs while Zimbabwe will be docked two ratings points.
This is because Pakistan will enter the series leading Zimbabwe by 54 ratings points and as the rankings system is weighted to reflect this difference, Pakistan’s failure to win the series comfortably will mean it will drop points.
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Reliance ICC ODI Championship (as of 23 August, after Zimbabwe and Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Australia series)
Rank Team Rating
1- Australia 130
2- Sri Lanka 119
3- India 117
4- South Africa 116
5- England 106
6- Pakistan 100
7- New Zealand 90
8- West Indies 78
9- Bangladesh 63
10- Zimbabwe 46
11- Ireland 42
12- Netherlands 5
13- Kenya 0
(Developed by David Kendix)
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Reliance ICC ODI Rankings
Batsmen
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Ave HS Rating
1 ( - ) Hashim Amla SA 867 57.25 890 v Ind at Centurion 2011
2 ( - ) AB de Villiers SA 804 45.68 823 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2010
3 ( - ) Shane Watson Aus 760 43.38 776 v SL at Hambantota 2011
4 ( - ) K.Sangakkara SL 747 38.00 758 v Aus at Hambantota 2011
5 (+1) Virat Kohli Ind 738 43.93 804 v Ban at Mirpur 2011
6 (+1) Jonathan Trott Eng 737*! 52.44 737 v SL at Old Trafford 2011
7 (+2) Michael Clarke Aus 730 45.81 751 v SL at Melbourne 2008
8 (-3) Mike Hussey Aus 729 50.53 865 v NZ at Perth 2007
9 (-1) MS Dhoni Ind 711 48.78 837 v Aus at Delhi 2009
10 (+1) S.Tendulkar Ind 694 45.16 887 v Zim at Sharjah 1998
11 (-2) T.Dilshan SL 690 35.10 766 v NZ at Colombo (RPS) 2011
15 ( - ) Ricky Ponting Aus 681 42.77 831 v NZ at Hobart 2007
17 (+5) M.Jayawardena SL 661 33.48 742 v WI at Colombo (RPS) 2001
24 (+3) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 643 34.69 660 v Zim at Mirpur 2010
28 ( - ) Tamim Iqbal Ban 611 29.64 632 v Eng at Mirpur 2010
30 ( - ) Angelo Mathews SL 593 34.35 607 v Aus at Hambantota 2011
38 ( - ) Brendan Taylor Zim 569 31.84 598 v SA at Bloemfontein 2010
40 (+3) Upul Tharanga SL 564 34.28 673 v NZ at Napier 2006
52= (+9) Shaun Marsh Aus 534* 36.58 560 v Eng at Hobart 2011
(-11) Imrul Kayes Ban 534 29.20 567 v Aus at Mirpur 2011
60 (-1) Tatenda Taibu Zim 517 29.52 529 v Ban at Harare 2011
61 (+6) M. Rahim Ban 514 25.68 522 v Zim at Harare 2011
65 (+8) H. Masakadza Zim 492 27.52 568 v Ban at Mirpur 2009
72 (+4) Mahmudullah Ban 472! 30.65 472 v Zim at Bulawayo 2011
78 (+5) David Hussey Aus 466*! 31.33 466 v SL at Colombo (RPS) 2011
80 (-9) Junaid Siddique Ban 463 23.00 500 v Ind at Mirpur 2011
95 (-6) Shahriar Nafees Ban 429 32.75 606 v Ber at Antigua 2007
97 (+53) V. Sibanda Zim 427 23.64 508 v Pak at Karachi 2008
119 (-14) M.Ashraful Ban 395 22.78 539 v Zim at Bulawayo 2009
386 (NEW) Nasir Hossain Ban 86* 35.50 242 v Zim at Harare 2011
Bowlers
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Avge Econ HS Rating
1 ( - ) Graeme Swann Eng 707 24.38 4.42 708 v SL at Trent Bridge 2011
2 ( - ) Daniel Vettori NZ 701 31.48 4.12 789 v Eng at Christchurch 2008
3 (+4) Mitchell Johnson Aus 680 25.30 4.86 729 v Ban at Darwin 2008
4 ( - ) Saeed Ajmal Pak 673 25.85 4.20 693 v WI at Barbados 2011
5 ( - ) Dale Steyn SA 663 27.62 5.11 668 v Ind at Nagpur 2011
6 ( - ) Morne Morkel SA 661 23.93 4.89 704 v Ind at Centurion 2011
7 (+15) Doug Bollinger Aus 659* 22.83 4.49 676 v Eng at Hobart 2011
8 (-5) Ray Price Zim 658 33.30 3.78 722 v WI at Guyana 2010
9 (-1) L.Tsotsobe SA 652* 18.74 4.49 655 v Ban at Mirpur 2011
10 (-1) Harbhajan Singh Ind 641 33.40 4.30 738 v WI at Barbados 2002
11 (+19) Lasith Malinga SL 639 25.03 4.93 679 v Ban at Colombo (RPS) 2007
12 (+4) Brett Lee Aus 632 22.89 4.70 853 v SA at Melbourne 2006
14 (-4) Abdur Razzak Ban 622 27.77 4.49 675 v Zim at Chittagong 2010
17 (-4) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 610 29.38 4.31 717 v Zim at Chittagong 2009
19 (-7) Ajantha Mendis SL 608 20.40 4.29 647 v NZ at Colombo (RPS) 2011
30 (-10) N.Kulasekara SL 575 31.82 4.59 727 v NZ at Colombo (RPS) 2009
32 (-1) Prosper Utseya Zim 572 45.12 4.20 665 v Ban at Harare 2006
35 (-1) Shane Watson Aus 546 29.10 4.86 606 v Pak at Sydney 2010
38 ( - ) Suraj Randiv SL 510* 30.54 4.76 520 v Aus at Kandy 2011
54 (+71) Rubel Hossain Ban 483* 33.48 5.51 484 v Zim at Bulawayo 2011
70 (-5) Angelo Mathews SL 458* 31.97 4.68 518 v Ind at Dambulla 2010
73 (+28) Shafiul Islam Ban 453! 34.77 5.96 453 v Zim at Bulawayo 2011
84 (+28) Mahmudullah Ban 428! 48.75 5.15 428 v Zim at Bulawayo 2011
87 (+61) Xavier Doherty Aus 421*! 34.06 4.56 421 v SL at Colombo (RPS) 2011
89 (+2) Nazmul Hossain Ban 419* 33.38 5.12 493 v Zim at Chittagong 2009
100 (-5) T.Dilshan SL 401 42.60 4.75 473 v Eng at Old Trafford 2006
116 (-19) Steven Smith Aus 375* 34.80 5.30 400 v Ban at Mirpur 2011
122 (+10) John Hastings Aus 360*! 51.25 4.50 360 v SL at Colombo (RPS) 2011
126 (NEW) Brian Vitori Zim 354* 8.63 3.22 358 v Ban at Harare 2011
All-rounders
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts HS Rating
1 ( - ) Shane Watson Aus 415 429 v SL at Kandy 2011
2 ( - ) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 392 453 v Zim at Chittagong 2009
3 ( - ) Shahid Afridi Pak 342 382 v Ban at Dambulla 2010
*Indicates a provisional rating
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