NEW DELHI: The good show by wicket-keeper/batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni in the just concluded Afro-Asia Cup has seen the Jharkhand batsman retain the fourth spot in the LG ICC One-Day Rankings.
Dhoni had scored an unbeaten 139 in the final ODI of the three-match series, which is also the highest-ever ODI score by a No 7 batsman and is now just 10 points behind third-placed Australian batsman Michael Hussey.
Skipper Rahul Dravid is at the 15th spot and along with Dhoni is only the second Indian batsman in the top 20 of the ODI rankings.
But the new rankings have more bad news for off-spinner Harbhajan Singh, who is presently not a member of the Indian ODI squad.
However, in the all-rounders rankings there is not a single Indian player in the top 10.
The new list has also brought good news for South Africa’s Shaun Pollock, whose maiden ODI century in the Afro-Asia Cup saw him climbing to his highest career batting rating.
Pollock also leads the all-rounders rankings with Jacques Kallis and Chris Gayle following him.
Meanwhile, Sri Lanka’s Sanath Jayasuriya is out of the top 10 in the batsmen rankings sliding six places to the 13th spot.
Australiaís Andrew Symonds has entered the top 10 of batsmen rankings while Sri Lankan skipper Mahela Jayawardene is now one spot up at 12th place.
The batsmen rankings is still led by Kevin Pietersen with Australian skipper Ricky Ponting in second place.
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