South Africa ’s Jacques Kallis has made progress in the right direction in the latest Reliance Mobile ICC ODI Player Rankings after a good series against Kenya .
The Proteas’ all-rounder scored 71 and 92 not out in his side’s 2-0 series win over the African neighbours and these performances have helped him return to the top 20 of Reliance Mobile ICC Player Rankings for ODI batsmen after 10 months.
Kallis, who was number-one in February 2005, has jumped three places to 19th position and with the three-match ODI series against Bangladesh starting later this week, the 33-year-old has a good chance of further climbing up the ladder.
Kallis has also improved his bowling ranking by vaulting eight places to 53rd. His combined effort with the bat and the ball means he is back in the top five of the Reliance Mobile ICC Player Ranking for ODI all-rounders. He has improved his ranking by two places and now shares fourth position with Pakistan ’s Shahid Afridi.
Jean-Paul Duminy is the other batsman who has made an upward movement. The 24-year-old scored 90 and 10 not out to rise seven places to 47th.
However, Herschelle Gibbs and AB de Villers have failed to maintain their rankings. Gibbs is now 12th after dropping one place while de Villers shares 17th position with Yuvraj Singh of India after sliding four places.
Alex Obanda is the main beneficiary in the batting listing for Kenya . He has jumped 15 places to 80th spot.
There is no major change in the Reliance Mobile Player Rankings for ODI bowlers except Kenya ’s Peter Ongondo who has dropped out of top 20 after slipping three places to 22nd.
South Africa ’s stand-in captain Johan Botha has broken into the top 50 for the first time in his career by jumping eight places to 49th. Botha’s team-mate Albie Morkel has also improved his ranking by seven places and he now sits in 67th position.
The list is still headed by Australia’s Nathan Bracken with New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori in second spot and Mitchell Johnson, another Australian, in third.
South Africa remains in second place behind Australia on 118 points in the Reliance Mobile ICC ODI Championship while Kenya is at the bottom of the table on 11 ratings points after conceding three ratings points for the 2-0 series defeat.
Reliance Mobile ICC ODI Championship table (as of 3 November, after South Africa and Kenya ODI series)
Rank Team Rating
1 Australia 131
2 South Africa 118
3 England 116
4 New Zealand 113
5 India 113
6 Pakistan 110
7 Sri Lanka 105
8 West Indies 95
9 Bangladesh 47
10 Ireland 19
11 Zimbabwe 15
12 Kenya 11
ICC One-Day Rankings (as of 3 November)
Batsmen
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Avge HS Rating
1 ( - ) MS Dhoni Ind 793 47.41 806 v WI at Kingston 2006
2 ( - ) Mike Hussey Aus 776 57.13 863 v NZ at Perth 2007
3 ( - ) Graeme Smith SA 757 40.69 792 v Ban at Dhaka 2008
4 ( - ) Ricky Ponting Aus 740 43.24 832 v NZ at Hobart 2007
5 ( - ) Mohd Yousuf Pak 738 43.19 777 v SA at Rawalpindi 2003
6 ( - ) S.Chanderpaul WI 733 40.49 754 v SA at Durban 1999
7 ( - ) Kevin Pietersen Eng 730 47.83 834 v Aus at Antigua 2007
8 ( - ) Sachin Tendulkar Ind 724 44.33 887 v Zim at Sharjah 1998
9 ( - ) Andrew Symonds Aus 719 40.34 778 v Ind at Nagpur 2007
10 ( - ) Matthew Hayden Aus 711 43.80 854 v Ind at Centurion 2003
11 ( - ) Chris Gayle WI 700 39.38 804 v Aus at Mumbai 2006
12 (-1) Herschelle Gibbs SA 689 36.18 750 v SL at Durban 2003
13 (+1) K. Sangakkara SL 680 35.66 760 v Ind at Rajkot 2007
14 (+1) Michael Clarke Aus 677 42.46 756 v SL at Melbourne 2008
15 (+1) Shoaib Malik Pak 676 35.75 685 v Ind at Lahore 2006
16 (+1) Sanath Jayasuriya SL 675 32.69 838 v Ban at Pietermaritzburg 2003
17= (+1) Yuvraj Singh Ind 673 35.91 739 v WI at Port-of-Spain 2006
(-4) AB de Villiers SA 673 35.57 733 v Ban at Dhaka 2008
19 (+3) Jacques Kallis SA 672 45.24 816 v WI at Johannesburg 2004
20 (-1) R.Sarwan WI 667 43.87 798 v Ind at St Kitts 2006
Bowlers
Rank (Change) Player Team Points Avge Economy HS Rating Ranking
1 ( - ) Nathan Bracken Aus 755 21.87 4.33 806 v SL at St George's 2007
2 ( - ) Daniel Vettori NZ 733 32.05 4.17 790 v Eng at Christchurch 2008
3 ( - ) Mitchell Johnson Aus 707 23.46 4.72 726 v Ban at Darwin 2008
4 ( - ) Kyle Mills NZ 697! 26.00 4.63 697 v Ban at Chittagong 2008
5 ( - ) Stuart Broad Eng 684* 26.21 4.77 701 v SA at Trent Bridge 2008
6 ( - ) M.Muralidaran SL 674 23.03 3.88 913 v NZ at Sharjah 2002
7 ( - ) Chaminda Vaas SL 672 27.54 4.18 861 v SA at Colombo (RPS) 2004
8 ( - ) Andrew Flintoff Eng 668 23.99 4.35 755 v Ban at Dhaka 2003
9 ( - ) Jacob Oram NZ 664 30.14 4.39 768 v Aus at The Oval 2004
10 ( - ) Brett Lee Aus 657 22.96 4.71 853 v SA at Melbourne 2006
11 ( - ) Jerome Taylor WI 656 27.04 4.67 688 v SA at Cape Town 2008
12 ( - ) Shahid Afridi Pak 654 34.90 4.63 685 v Ind at Dhaka 2008
13 ( - ) Andre Nel SA 645 27.68 4.63 685 v Ban at Dhaka 2008
14 ( - ) Zaheer Khan Ind 637 28.82 4.84 700 v SA at Dhaka 2003
15= ( - ) Daren Powell WI 632 32.18 4.63 686 v Aus at St George's 2008
( - ) Iftikhar Anjum Pak 632! 32.49 4.87 632 v Ban at Karachi 2008
( - ) Stuart Clark Aus 632*! 27.82 4.90 632 v Ban at Darwin 2008
18 ( - ) Brad Hogg Aus 611 26.84 4.52 687 v Ind at Nagpur 2007
19 ( - ) Sohail Tanvir Pak 610* 28.11 4.92 619 v SL at Karachi 2008
20 ( - ) F. Maharoof SL 609 24.39 4.65 671 v Eng at Dambulla 2007
All-rounders
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points HS Rating
1 ( - ) Jacob Oram NZ 383! 383 v Ban at Chittagong 2008
2 ( - ) Andrew Flintoff Eng 375 544 v SL at The Rose Bowl 2004
3 ( - ) Shoaib Malik Pak 349 402 v WI at Brisbane 2005
4= (+2) Jacques Kallis SA 331 505 v WI at Bridgetown 2001
( - ) Shahid Afridi Pak 331 360 v Ind at Dhaka 2008
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