The Pakistan duo of Salman Butt and Shahid Afridi, along with India opener Gautam Gambhir have achieved career-high rankings in the Reliance Mobile ICC ODI Player Rankings at the conclusion of the tri-series in Bangladesh on Saturday.
Salman, who has made a habit of scoring heavily against India , jumps seven places to 16th spot
while Gambhir also climbs seven places to sit in 20th position in the RelianceMobile ICC Player Rankings for ODI batsmen.
Salman, who was declared player of the tournament, retired hurt after scoring a match-winning 129 in Pakistan’s 25-run victory over India in the final on Saturday in Mirpur. It was not only his highest score in 52 matches but also his seventh ODI century and fifth against India .
With Mohammad Yousuf occupying fourth place behind South Africa ’s Graeme Smith , Australia captain Ricky Ponting and Sachin Tendulkar of India , Salman is the second Pakistan batsman to figure in the top 20 list.
Yunus Khan, who won the man-of-the-match award for his innings of 108, is in 33rd spot after improving one place.
Gambhir, who finished as the leading scorer of the series with 209 runs, is the fourth India batsman in the top 20 after Tendulkar, captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (9th) and Yuvraj Singh (14th).
The New Delhi batsman had started the series in 27th position and if he manages to carry his form into the Asia Cup starting 24 June, he has a good chance of improving his ranking again as only 21 ratings points separate him from 15th place Kumar Sangakkara of Sri Lanka .
The biggest jump in the batting list has come from India opener Virender Sehwag, whose 150 runs in the series has helped him rocket 11 places to 38th position.
In the Reliance Mobile ICC Player Rankings for ODI bowlers, Afridi is the biggest mover from the top draw. The wrist spinner strengthens his position in the top 10 by climbing four places to sixth, his best-ever ranking.
Pakistan ’s Umar Gul, who was the leading wicket-taker in the series with nine victims, has jumped 10 places to 21st place.
The bowling chart is headed by New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori with Australia ’s Nathan Bracken in second spot.
Shahid may have fallen two places to 49th in batting list, but his seven wickets have ensured that he surges past team-mate Shoaib Malik to the top of Reliance Mobile ICC Player Rankings for all-rounders.
Reliance Mobile ICC ODI Rankings (as of 15 June, after tri-series in Bangladesh and prior to the start of England – New Zealand ODI series)
Batsmen
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Ave HS Rating
1 ( - ) Graeme Smith SA 792! 41.11 792 v Ban at Dhaka 2008
2 (+1) Ricky Ponting Aus 770 43.40 832 v NZ at Hobart 2007
3 (-1) S.R.Tendulkar Ind 765 44.33 887 v Zim at Sharjah 1998
4 ( - ) Mohd Yousuf Pak 757 43.54 777 v SA at Rawalpindi 2003
5= ( - ) S.Chanderpaul WI 740 40.24 754 v SA at Durban 1999
( - ) Matthew Hayden Aus 740 43.80 854 v Ind at Centurion 2003
7 ( - ) Mike Hussey Aus 736 55.60 863 v NZ at Perth 2007
8 ( - ) Kevin Pietersen Eng 735 48.18 834 v Aus at Antigua 2007
9 (+1) MS Dhoni Ind 734 45.45 806 v WI at Kingston 2006
10 (-1) AB de Villiers SA 733! 37.66 733 v Ban at Dhaka 2008
11 ( - ) H.H.Gibbs SA 718 36.53 750 v SL at Durban 2003
12 ( - ) Michael Clarke Aus 717 44.04 756 v SL at Melbourne 2008
13 ( - ) Andrew Symonds Aus 713 39.68 778 v Ind at Nagpur 2007
14 (+1) Yuvraj Singh Ind 701 36.26 739 v WI at Port-of-Spain 2006
15 (-1) K.C.Sangakkara SL 698 35.72 760 v Ind at Rajkot 2007
16 (+7) Salman Butt Pak 689! 40.54 689 v Ind at Dhaka 2008
17 (-1) Jacques Kallis SA 688 45.21 816 v WI at Johannesburg 2004
18 (-1) Chris Gayle WI 687 38.93 804 v Aus at Mumbai 2006
19 (-1) R.R.Sarwan WI 681 44.12 798 v Ind at St Kitts 2006
20 (+7) Gautam Gambhir Ind 677! 38.45 677 v Pak at Dhaka 2008
Bowlers
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Ave Econ HS Rating
1 ( - ) Daniel Vettori NZ 790! 31.87 4.18 790 v Eng at Christchurch 2008
2 ( - ) Nathan Bracken Aus 770 21.89 4.37 806 v SL at St George's 2007
3 ( - ) Shane Bond NZ 736 19.32 4.20 811 v SA at St George's 2007
4= ( - ) Chaminda Vaas SL 683 27.41 4.18 861 v SA at Colombo (RPS) 2004
( - ) Kyle Mills NZ 683 26.66 4.65 694 v Ban at Queenstown 2007
6= (+4) Shahid Afridi Pak 682 34.50 4.61 685 v Ind at Dhaka 2008
( - ) Andre Nel SA 682 26.95 4.61 685 v Ban at Dhaka 2008
8 (-1) Daren Powell WI 680! 30.16 4.56 680 v SL at St Lucia 2008
9 (-1) Jerome Taylor WI 678 27.46 4.69 688 v SA at Cape Town 2008
10 (-1) Brett Lee Aus 671 22.81 4.71 853 v SA at Melbourne 2006
11 ( - ) M.Muralidaran SL 658 23.00 3.87 913 v NZ at Sharjah 2002
12 ( - ) M.F.Maharoof SL 644 24.39 4.65 671 v Eng at Dambulla 2007
13 ( - ) Brad Hogg Aus 636 26.84 4.52 687 v Ind at Nagpur 2007
14 ( - ) Makhaya Ntini SA 635 24.12 4.46 782 v WI at Cape Town 2004
15= ( - ) Andrew Flintoff Eng 634 25.10 4.37 755 v Ban at Dhaka 2003
( - ) Jacob Oram NZ 634 31.24 4.48 768 v Aus at The Oval 2004
17 ( - ) M.G.Johnson Aus 632* 25.41 4.80 659 v SL at Melbourne 2008
18 (+1) Lasith Malinga SL 612 25.58 4.80 687 v Ban at Colombo (RPS) 2007
19 (+1) Peter Ongondo Ken 610! 25.14 4.34 610 v Ber at Nairobi 2007
20 (-2) Harbhajan Singh Ind 606 33.51 4.18 735 v WI at Bridgetown 2002
All-rounders
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points HS Rating
1 (+1) Shahid Afridi Pak 358 360 v Ind at Dhaka 2008
2 (-1) Shoaib Malik Pak 340 402 v WI at Brisbane 2005
3 ( - ) Chris Gayle WI 339 511 v Zim at Harare 2003
4 ( - ) Andrew Flintoff Eng 337 544 v SL at The Rose Bowl 2004
5 ( - ) Jacob Oram NZ 335 353 v Eng at Auckland 2008
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