Two match-winning knocks against Australia in the tri-series finals have propelled Sachin Tendulkar [Images] back to the position of world's number one ODI batsman displacing the vanquished Australian skipper Ricky Ponting [Images] in the ICC [Images] Rankings on Tuesday.

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Tendulkar is seven rating points clear of Ponting, who had a miserable run with the bat during the series and struggled against a young Indian attack.

The second-placed Ponting is followed by South African captain Graeme Smith [Images] at the third spot.

Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni [Images], who became the first Indian wicketkeeper to score more than 300 runs and effect 20 dismissals in a series, is at the 10th spot with 728 points, just five below ninth-placed Herschelle Gibbs [Images].

Dhoni's deputy Yuvraj Singh [Images] occupies the 18th position with 691 points.