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Sehwag down to 10th in ICC Test rankings

March 06, 2006 19:00 IST
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Virender Sehwag just about managed to stay among the top 10 in the latest ICC Test rankings after his twin failure in India's drawn first Test against England.

The Indian opener was pushed down to 10th place after registering two and a zero in the two innings of the Test.

Skipper Rahul Dravid is the highest ranked Indian in sixth place.

For England, bowler Matthew Hoggard reaped the maximum benefit following his haul of seven wickets in the Test and leaped six places, to fourth.

Meanwhile, New Zealand's comprehensive series triumph over the West Indies helped it displace India from third place in the latest ICC one-day cricket ratings.

The 4-1 home victory lifted Stephen Fleming's side to 113 rating points, the same as India, but they were able to pip Dravid's team when calculations were made to three decimal points.

India, who reverted to fourth position, had moved to third place after the 4-1 series win against Pakistan.

Australia, despite losing the first two one-dayers in South Africa, still head the charts with 132 points.

Their hosts are second on 119 points.

Shaun Pollock rose to the top in both, the bowlers and all-rounders' rankings. He displaced Andrew Flintoff in the latter department after taking over from Australian spearhead Glenn McGrath, who gave the tour a miss to be with his ailing wife, in the bowling charts.

South Africa have four bowlers in the top 20, including Makhaya Ntini, who moved up three places to eighth.

Skipper Graeme Smith surged four places to third in the batting charts.

The Aussies dominate the batting ratings with as many as five of them in the top 10.

Captain Ricky Ponting moved to the top, ahead of Adam Gilchrist, Andrew Symonds (6th), Michael Hussey (7th) and Michael Clarke (8th).

Among the bowlers, apart from McGrath, Brett Lee is third while Andrew Symonds comes third in the all-rounders' list.

New Zealand speed merchant Shane Bond is ranked fourth among bowlers, with his teammate Daniel Vettori in fifth place.

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