 Sehwag, Harbhajan rise in ICC Rankings
4th Aug 2008 22:20 IST
Agencies
Virender Sehwag's match-winning knocks in the second Test against Sri Lanka have propelled the swashbuckling opener to 11th in the ICC Rankings, making him the highest-placed Indian batsman in the latest list which is issued on Monday.
Sehwag's rise comes on the back of scores of 201 and 50 in the game, which India won to level the three-match series 1-1 with the third match scheduled from August 8 in Colombo.
In the bowling charts, off-spinner Harbhajan Singh rose seven spots to 11th after taking 10-153, his fifth 10-wicket haul in the longer version of the game and his second against Sri Lanka.
Below Sehwag and inside the top-20 of batting charts are Sachin Tendulkar (17th) and Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman (joint 18th).
Sourav Ganguly is 26th but another big climber is Gautam Gambhir, up 28 spots to 49th in the listing.
Anil Kumble (ninth) remains India's highest-ranked bowler but Zaheer Khan, in 18th, makes it a hat-trick in the top 20 for India.
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