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Tendulkar back in ODI top 10
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October 15, 2007 23:33 IST

India may have surrendered the ongoing series to Australia but Sachin Tendulkar [Images] did well to jump three places and move into the top 10 in latest LG ICC [Images] ODI Rankings, issued on Monday.

Tendulkar, who scored a half-century in a lost cause in the Nagpur ODI, moved three rungs to join Chris Gayle of the West Indies [Images] at joint ninth.

Down the list, Yuvraj Singh [Images] too climbed three places to 15th, followed by captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni [Images], who made similar progress.

However, former captain Rahul Dravid [Images] slipped seven places and now lies 22nd, while India's highest-placed bowler in the relevant table is Harbhajan Singh [Images], down at 29th position.

In contrast, Australia's Andrew Symonds [Images] is within touching distance of top spot among ODI batsmen.

The powerful right-hander has rocketed up six spots to second place and is now just eight points behind his captain, Ricky Ponting [Images].

Symonds forms an impressive Australian 1-2-3 at the top of the batting table, behind Ponting but ahead of Matthew Hayden [Images].

With three other Australia players inside the top 11 -- Michael Hussey (5th), Michael Clarke [Images] (8th) and Adam Gilchrist [Images] (11th) -- it is not surprising that the Australians hold the World Cup, the ICC Champions Trophy and a clear lead in the ODI Championship table.

Australia's left-arm wrist spinner Brad Hogg [Images] also broke into the top 10 on the back of being the joint leading wicket-taker -- alongside teammate Mitchell Johnson -- in the India series with 11 victims.

Hogg is one of three Australia bowlers in that top 10 with Nathan Bracken [Images] (3rd) and Brett Lee [Images] (9th).

Australia currently holds a seven point lead in the LG ICC ODI Championship table over South Africa, while India languish at sixth, behind Pakistan.



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