The dawn of a new era had begun under Sourav Ganguly's aggressive leadership. With Ganguly and Coach John Wright at the helm India had transitioned into a force to be reckoned with.
Pakistan's Mohammad Amir, who grabbed four wickets in the three-match home series against Sri Lanka, grabbed a career-best seventh position after jumping six spots.
India captain Virat Kohli is the lone cricketer from the country to feature in the top 10 of the ICC Players Rankings for One-Day Internationals as he managed to hold on to his third spot in the batsman's chart.
Australia captain Steve Smith has accused his batsmen of "panicking" under pressure and demanded they show more starch after another collapse against India saw the side thrashed by 50 runs in the second One-Day International in Kolkata, on Thursday.
Opener Shikhar Dhawan rued the middle-order collapse after India's 31-run defeat to South Africa in the first One-day International, in Paarl on Wednesday.
"Attacking left-hand batsman Suresh Raina officially communicated to BCCI on Sunday about his decision to retire from international cricket," said the BCCI in a statement.
'We have learnt a lot of things. Especially when we played in Kolkata (during first Test against SL) and in Dharamsala (first ODI)'
West Indies coach Stuart Law is happy that his batsmen have been able to 'manufacture' changes in the Indian bowling line-up
Kohli is sitting pretty at the top of the rankings for batsmen with 895 rating points.
South Africa might have faltered at the finishing line but their maiden final appearance in the T20 World Cup earned them accolades from local and expatriate fans
While stars like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and David Warner are expected to set the stage on fire, there are other talented batsmen who want to compete with the best.
Taskin claimed key wickets to ensure a steady procession of home batsmen, Janneman Malan top-scoring with 39.
In the bowling chart, New Zealand pacer Trent Boult (722) held on to his top spot, followed by Bumrah (719).
"The one-day pitches will suit the batsmen more," the Indian cricket coach said.
Afghanistan coach Jonathan Trott lambasted the pitch that was used for their T20 World Cup semi-final against South Africa in Trinidad.
It will take a special effort from the struggling Sri Lankan side to pull one back against the rampaging visitors.
Aaqib Javed said that India skipper Virat Kohli should look to follow Babar Azam
Holder said the challenge in the batting friendly Indian conditions would be to get scores of 300-plus consistently.
Australia batsman Glenn Maxwell claimed Indian batsmen, including Virat Kohli, who has scored two centuries in the series so far, are 'milestone-driven'. Do you agree?
Injuries to frontline fast bowlers have forced New Zealand to opt for fresh blood in their pace attack for the three-match ODI series against India starting February 5 in Hamilton. Kyle Jamieson could be in for a potential debut, while Scott Kuggeleijn and Hamish Bennett return to the squad after a long absence. Injury has meant the likes of Trent Boult, Lockie Ferguson and Matt Henry are unavailable for the series.
West Indies bowler Romario Shepherd opined that it does not matter what team they put out on paper, India always have many quality batters in their squad.
Virat Kohli is among the finest batsmen of all time, and has amassed a staggering 12,169 runs from 254 ODIs.
Kuldeep claimed a remarkable five-wicket haul in the ODI against Pakistan and followed it up with another four-wicket haul.
Since his return from a one-year ban, Steve Smith has been in incredible form, amassing runs also in the just-concluded three-match ODI series, giving strong competition to India skipper Virat Kohli, who scored 183 runs in the tournament to secure his spot as a top ODI batsmen in the ICC rankings.
Mitchell Johnson was assigned a specific role to "intimidate" Indian batsmen. The seamer delivered a searing spell of extreme pace, Australia captain George Bailey revealed.
After narrowly escaping defeat in the series opener, India will look to guard against complacency and hope for an improved showing from their batsmen when they take on the West Indies in the second One-dayer in Visakapatnam on Thursday.
England's "one-dimensional" batsmen are flat-track bullies who do not have an alternative plan if they are required to graft an innings in bowler-friendly surfaces, former batsman Geoffrey Boycott said.
The series loss to South Africa notwithstanding, India held on to their second spot in the team list, while star batsman Virat Kohli rose up a rung to second in the batsmen's table of the latest ICC ODI cricket rankings.
Babar Azam now leads the Indian captain by eight points
The curator has promised a good batting strip for the first One-day international between India and England in Hyderabad on Friday, saying the batsman could go for their shots on a 'sporting wicket'.
On March 18, 2012, Sachin Tendulkar played his last ODI against Pakistan during the 2012 Asia Cup. Tendulkar managed to score 52 runs
'It was unfortunate that I got injured during the World Cup and missed it. But I took it positively and tried to improve my game.'
India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni blamed poor batting for the debacle in the series.
Currently placed at number three behind South Africa and Australia, India have an opportunity to jump to the top in the ICC ODI team rankings if they win the upcoming five-match one-day series against Sri Lanka 4-1 or better.
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Former World Cup winning-captain reckons England are second favourite to India going into the world cup.
KKR's Mitchell Starc rose to the occasion in the biggest game of the season.
India captain Virat Kohli and his deputy Rohit Sharma maintained their supremacy at the top of the ICC ODI rankings for batsmen, occupying the first and second spots respectively in the latest list released on Wednesday.
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