 Dhoni sniffs top spot in ICC rankings
7th Jul 2008 23:01 IST
Agencies
Indian ODI captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is within touching distance of regaining the top spot in the ICC ODI Player Rankings after his consistent show with the bat in the just-concluded Asia Cup helped him jump two spots in the chart.
Dhoni was last at the head of affairs among the world's top ODI batsmen for one week in April 2006 and now he has only South Africa's Graeme Smith ahead of him.
Dhoni moved up two places in the rankings as a result of his 327 runs during the tournament. He was dismissed just twice in five innings and had a strike-rate of 91 runs per 100 balls.
Dhoni's gain, meanwhile, is Sachin Tendulkar's loss as the little master, who missed the tournament, drops four places to number six in the listings.
Both Andrew Symonds and Kumar Sangakkara climbed up four spots with the Australian in ninth position and the Sri Lankan a place further back.
Veteran Sri Lanka batsman Sanath Jayasuriya, whose blazing 125 from 114 balls against India in Sunday's Asia Cup final was the climax to a superb series, has returned to the top 20 and lies 16th, while his captain Mahela Jayawardene drops three positions to 27th.
For India, in-form Suresh Raina shot up 17 spots to 53rd position.
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