DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (CMC) – West Indies batting star Shiv Chanderpaul is the only West Indies player among the top ten in the latest International Cricket Council (ICC) Player Rankings for One-Day Internationals (ODI).
Chanderpaul, who is number one in the current Test match batting ratings, is listed at sixth on the ODI list, which is headed by Mahendra Singh Dhoni of India. The Australian left-hander Mike Hussey is number two, followed by South African Graeme Smith and Australian Ricky Ponting, with Pakistan’s Mohammed Yousuf at number five.
Chris Gayle and Ramnaresh Sarwan hold top 20 spots in the ODI batting, with Gayle at number 11 and Sarwan 19th.
Australian pacer Nathan Bracken heads the ODI bowlers’ list, ahead of New Zealand’s Daniel Vettori, and Australian Mitchell Johnson.
Sri Lanka’s magic spinner Muttiah Muralitharan, who leads the Test bowling rankings, is number six on the ODI list that has pacers Jerome Taylor (11th) and Daren Powell (15th) as the highest ranked West Indies bowlers.
Kenya’s Peter Ongondo has reclaimed a top 20 spot among ODI bowlers following his team’s Tri-series with Zimbabwe and Ireland in Nairobi. He is 20th.
New Zealand’s Jacob Oram leads the all-rounders’ list ahead of England’s Andrew Flintoff and Pakistan’s Shoaib Malik and Shahid Afridi, with Gayle at number five.