Dhoni continues to rule ODI rankings, Raina and Kohli rise

By Rahul Bajaj
for Cricketain.com

Published: January 15, 2010

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Dubai: India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni continued to lead the ICC Player Rankings for ODI batsmen while youngsters, Suresh Raina and Virat Kohli, took giant strides because of their splendid performances in the recently concluded tri-series in Bangladesh.

Suresh Raina jumped 10 places to sit in 20th position, making him the sixth Indian batsman to be in the Top 20. The other Indian batters to feature in top 20 include Dhoni, Sachin Tendulkar in eighth place (down by four places), Virender Sehwag in ninth (up by one place), Yuvraj Singh in 12th (down by three places) and Gautam Gambhir in 19th.

Virat Kohli, who was the leading run-getter for India in the tournament with 275 runs, took a huge leap of 26 places and is not just outside the Top 20 sitting at the 21st position.

Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara has returned to the top 10 in the batsmen chart after his impressive showing in tri-nation series in Bangladesh, which his side won. Sangakkara, who won the player of the series award, has jumped six places in the latest rankings which puts him in 10th position for the first time since February 2009.

Meanwhile, off-spinner Harbhajan Singh (6th) is the lone Indian to feature in the top 10 in ODI bowlers list, which is being headed by New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori.

In the ICC Player Rankings for ODI all-rounders, Yuvraj Singh has reached the third position for the first time in his career by virtue of the all-round performance in the tri-series.

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