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Dhoni's career graph on the rise
There has been plenty of movement in the latest Reliance Mobile ICC Player Rankings for ODI batsmen with Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Shoaib Malek and Michael Hussey being the main beneficiaries as Ricky Ponting, Matthew Hayden and Shivnarine Chanderpaul lose out.
- Staff Report
- Published: 23:40 July 4, 2008
There has been plenty of movement in the latest Reliance Mobile ICC Player Rankings for ODI batsmen with Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Shoaib Malek and Michael Hussey being the main beneficiaries as Ricky Ponting, Matthew Hayden and Shivnarine Chanderpaul lose out.
Dhoni has had a tremendous run so far in the Asia Cup and his effort has propelled him up by five places in the batting rankings to fourth position, level with Hussey and Ponting of Australia.
Former No 1 Hussey has been slipping down the rankings of late but has now managed to halt that decline. The West Australian gains three places after a crucial innings the ODI against the West Indies in Grenada.
Ponting, on the other hand, has dropped from second position to fourth after failing to make an impression with the bat during either of the two ODIs of the series played so far. Meanwhile, South Africa captain Graeme Smith is still on top of the log as his side prepares for the upcoming Test series in England.
Pakistan captain Shoaib Malek is back into the top 20 batsmen having gained no fewer than seven places in latest rankings.
Malek leads
His unbeaten 125 against India was not enough to win the match for Pakistan but it has made a big difference to Malek's ranking.
The 26-year-old has moved to the top of the Reliance Mobile ICC Player Rankings for ODI all-rounders, taking over from team-mate Shahid Afridi.
With the Black Caps having dominated the ODI series against England, captain Daniel Vettori lifted the trophy at Lord's and his match figures of 10-1-32-3 in his side's 51-run victory illustrated just why the 29-year-old is the top-ranked one-day bowler in the world at present.
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