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NEWS India-West Indies ODI Series 2007>Dravid, Kumble slide one place each 24th Jan 2007 10.26 IST By Agencies After their subdued performances in the Test series against South Africa, Indian captain Rahul Dravid and veteran leg-spinner Anil Kumble have slipped one place each in the latest ICC Test rankings. Dravid, with 816 points, is at the eighth spot among batsmen, while Kumble (731) conceded room for South African seamer Shaun Maclean Pollock (736) to be fourth among bowlers.
Led by Australia (135), England (114) and Pakistan (112) are ahead of India. On the front of individual player rankings, India have disappointment in store as Dravid is the only batsman from the country to even among the top 20, led by Australian skipper Ricky Thomas Ponting (936). Among bowlers, only Kumble and Irfan Pathan (631), who dropped two places to be at 16th spot due to his recent slide in form, are the players among the top 20. Sri Lanka's Mutiah Muralitharan (913) and South Africa's Makhaya Ntini (850) are the top two bowlers in the rankings. With 254 points, Pathan maintained his fifth position among the all-rounders. Pakistan pacer Mohammad Asif , who had some brilliant performances against the two Tests against South Africa, was biggest gainer in individual rankings as he jumped eight places to 11th spot. Asif's team mate Younis Khan , who guided his team to win in the second Test at Port Elizabeth, also moved up three rungs to 6th place among batsmen. Also View In-Depth Coverage: India-West Indies ODI Series 2007 Team Page: India Team Page: West Indies | LIVE CRICKET COVERAGE NEWS ~ Gilchrist has no plans to retire after World Cup ~ Ganguly's new batting approach may cost him sixer record ~ India 'squash the Orange' in World Cup warm-up game ~ Symonds gets a new hairdo for World Cup ~ Dhoni readies himself for stand-up act at World Cup (more in NEWS) FACE-TO-FACE ~ 500-mark a possibility in World Cup: Hayden ~ Minnows add charm to World Cup: Dravid (more in FACE-TO-FACE) COLUMNS ~ Will Sri Lanka replicate 1996 World Cup success? (more in COLUMNS) OFF-THE-FIELD ~ Ganguly again the darling of corporate world ~ Ganguly roped in as brand ambassador of Puma (more in OFF-THE-FIELD) PLAYERS Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble (more PLAYERS) TEAMS India, South Africa, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Australia, West Indies, Zimbabwe, England, New Zealand, Bangladesh, Kenya, Holland | 
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