Indian Women’s team for WI tour

Mumbai : The All India Women’s Sr. Selection Committee met earlier today at Bengaluru to pick the Indian Women’s team for the West Indies tour.
1.      Anjum Chopra – Captain
2.      Mithali Raj – Vice Captain
3.      Jhulan Goswami
4.      Harmanpreet Kaur
5.      Veda Krishnamurthy
6.      Subhalaxmi Sharma
7.      Diana David
8.      Sunitha Anand
9.      Gouhar Sultana
10.  Mamtha Kanojia
11.  Archana Das
12.  Ekta Bist
13.  Amita Sharma
14.  Madhuri Mehta
15.  Sulakshna Naik

Sahara Adventure Sports Limited as soon as practicable to clarify :BCCI

Mumbai : BCCI understand that Sahara Adventure Sports Limited has issued a statement in which it indicates an intention to withdraw from its involvement in Indian cricket, including as regards the Indian Premier League. BCCI intend to contact Sahara Adventure Sports Limited as soon as practicable to clarify its intentions. If we understand Sahara Adventure Sports Limited’s statement, it intends not to participate in the 2012 IPL Auction or in the 2012 IPL Season. During the last few days Sahara Adventure Sports Limited has requested that IPL vary its Player Regulations by allowing it to increase its Auction Purse from $1.6m to $3.4m in light of Yuvraj Singh’s unfortunate illness. Whilst all within IPL and BCCI have a huge amount of sympathy for Yuvraj Singh and wish him all the best for a speedy recovery, it is unable to vary the Player Regulations. The rules are very clear and are consistent with previous seasons: Sahara Adventure Sports Limited may take a replacement following the 2012 Auction.  Additionally, the Trading Window will re-open on 6th February and Sahara Adventure Sports Limited will then have a further opportunity to take new players. In the first four seasons of IPL, other franchises have been obliged to cope with the periods of unavailability of their players and have taken replacements as per the regulations.The BCCI cherishes its relationship with all the IPL Franchises. The rules are applicable to all of them.

IPL 2012 Player Auction

Mumbai : The IPL 2012 Player Auction will be held on Saturday, 4 February 2012, at the ITC Royal Gardenia, Bengaluru.

The shortlist of the 144 players who will go under the hammer during the auction, is attached.

“The shortlist comprises some outstanding cricket talent. Given that it was prepared on the basis of the feedback of the Franchises themselves, the stage is set for an exciting and eventful Player Auction, this Saturday. The Franchises purchased the bulk of their respective squads in 2011. Their aim at the upcoming Auction will be to bring in some players who can make a difference to their prospects in the tournament. The Auction will mark the formal opening of IPL 2012,” Rajeev Shukla, Chairman, IPL, commented.

Mumbai will play Maharashtra in the final of the Cooch Behar Trophy

Mumbai : Mumbai will play Maharashtra in the final of the Cooch Behar Trophy, the country’s premier inter-state domestic competition for the under-19s, at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, from 28 January 2012 to 31 January 2012. The Cooch Behar Trophy was instituted in 1945-46. It started off as a tournament between ten associations; the under-19 equivalent of the Ranji Trophy. It was played in an inter-zonal format from 1952-53 to 1989-90, before reverting to the ‘inter-state’ format in 1990-91.  Mumbai have won the title six times. The first instance was in 1949-50. The side also triumphed in 1993-94, 1996-97, 2001-02, 2006-07 and 2008-09. Maharashtra won the title in 2005-06.

Sporting Clube start favorite against Mumbai FC

GOA: Sporting Clube de Goa are staying grounded despite scoring a fascinating win over Mohun Bagan in their last clash at the Nehru Stadium, Fatorda. The next opponents at home are Mumbai FC, in the 16th round I League match on Monday, but technical director Alex Alvares has called for a cool headed approach.
“Our victory against Mohun Bagan was exceptional team work. Everyone contributed to the team’s cause but we have to look ahead now. The only thing we can take forward from the last victory is the confidence. There is plenty of work ahead,” said Alvares.
Sporting Clube are placed eighth on the table with 20 points but with little to choose between them and the rest battling to save the drop, Alvares knows that picking points, especially from teams who are fighting to save relegation, is absolutely crucial.
“We cannot allow Mumbai FC to return with even a point. We must grab all points on offer,” said the technical director.
Sporting have been erratic in the I-League, grabbing five wins, five losses and as many draws. While they have some fascinating victories against the likes of Salgaocar, Shillong Lajong and Mohun Bagan, losses against Air India and Mumbai FC have pegged them back.
“We need to bring consistency in our game. We have to keep on winning,” insisted Alvares, who is expected to field the same squad which means South Korean striker Jae Hyun Park will start alongside South Sudan’s James Moga.
Mumbai FC won the first phase clash against Sporting Clube by a solitary goal in Pune, but coach Khalid Jamil will be under no illusion of a similar result in Sporting’s backyard. The visitors will need to be at their best to take something out of the game.
Points will be crucial for Mumbai FC as they have only 14 points in their kitty and another slip-up at Fatorda would mean they would have been left to battle with Chirag United Kerala to avoid relegation.

Pune Warriors retained Sourav Ganguly

Mumbai : Pune Warriors have retained Sourav Ganguly, former India captain, who was included in last year’s squad as an injury replacement. Ganguly had signed up with the outfit after the start of the 2011 edition of the tournament. He had been a part of the Kolkata Knight Riders in the first three editions of the tournament, and had led the side in 2008 and 2010. “We are privileged to have a player of Sourav Ganguly’s calibre in our squad. He has been one of India’s greatest and most inspirational cricketers. We have no doubt that his presence in the team will boost the team’s prospects in the IPL, and motivate the boys to excel themselves,” Abhijit Sarkar, Director - Pune Warriors, said. “Sourav Ganguly’s record speaks for itself. Icons like him only enhance the phenomenon that is the IPL. He has always set high standards for himself, and we can expect some outstanding performances from him in the tournament,” Rajeev Shukla, Chairman, IPL, commented.   Kings XI Punjab have signed David Miller, the middle-order batsman from South Africa, for the next two seasons.

Royal Challengers Bangalore signed Chris Gayle

Mumbai : Royal Challengers Bangalore have signed Chris Gayle, former West Indies captain, for the next two IPL seasons.   Gayle joined RCB for the 2011 IPL as a replacement for Dirk Nannes. He was the recipient of the Orange Cap for being the highest scorer in IPL 2011. He also played for RCB in the CLT20 2011. He was a part of the Kolkata Knight Riders in the first three editions of the IPL.  “We are delighted to make Chris Gayle a permanent member of our IPL squad. He is one of the best batsmen in the world. His form helped us qualify for the final of the 2011 edition of the tournament. We are confident that with players like him in our side, we will take the extra step this season, and win our maiden IPL title,” Sidhartha Mallya, Director, Royal Challengers Sports Pvt Ltd, said. “I had a great time representing RCB last year. It is a terrific outfit. The players are brilliant. They are complemented by the support-staff and administrators, all of whom have gone out of their way to make the players comfortable, and give them the freedom to express themselves on the field. To me, Bangalore has been a home away from home. I wanted to continue playing for them, and it turned out that they were keen to retain my services. I look forward to returning to namma Bangalore soon,” Chris Gayle said. “Chris Gayle is one of those cricketers who was born to excel in all formats of the sport. He was at his destructive best in IPL 2011, and one can safely assume that we will see a lot more fireworks emanate from his blade, in the forthcoming IPL seasons,” Rajeev Shukla, Chairman, IPL, commented.

Two T20 Internationals and ODI tri-series in Australia

Mumbai : The All-India Senior Selection Committee met in Chennai earlier today to select the Indian team for the two T20 Internationals and ODI tri-series in Australia. 

INDIAN TEAM

1. MS Dhoni (Captain)

2. Virender Sehwag (Vice-Captain)

3. Gautam Gambhir

4. Sachin Tendulkar

5. Virat Kohli

6. Rohit Sharma

7. Suresh Raina

8. Ravindra Jadeja

9. R Ashwin

10. Umesh Yadav

11. Praveen Kumar

12. Vinay Kumar

13. Manoj Tiwary

14. Rahul Sharma

15. Parthiv Patel

16. Zaheer Khan

17. Irfan Pathan

Pragyan Ojha move from Deccan to Mumbai

Mumbai : The IPL today announced the sixth transfer of the 2012 Trading Window. Pragyan Ojha, the left-arm spinner, will move from Deccan Chargers to Mumbai Indians. Ojha has been a part of the Deccan Chargers, since the first IPL season in 2008. He won the Purple Cap for being the highest wicket-taker in the 2010 edition of the tournament.

"With a spinner of Pragyan Ojha's competence, we fortify our bowling department that has won us many matches in the past seasons. Pragyan Ojha is a player of great international repute, and we welcome him with much excitement,” Nita Ambani, owner of the Mumbai Indians, said.

“Pragyan is an outstanding cricketer. He was one of the chief architects of our triumph in 2009. His performances for India, and in the IPL, speak for themselves. We wish him all the best for the future,” E. Venkat Reddy, COO of the Deccan Chargers said.

“Some excellent cricketers have been traded in the previous few days. All eyes will now be on the auction, where more outstanding cricketers will be up for grabs,” Rajeev Shukla, Chairman, IPL, commented.

Twenty probables for India’s tour of the West Indies

Indore : The National Women’s Selection Committee met at the MPCA, Indore, earlier today, to pick twenty probables for India’s tour of the West Indies, in February-March 2012.

PROBABLES

1.     Mithali Raj

2.     Amita Sharma

3.     Sulakshana Naik

4.     Jhulan Goswami

5.     Anjum Chopra

6.     Veda Krishnamurthy

7.     Harmanpreet Kaur

8.     Archana Das

9.     Diana David

10.  Nooshin-Al-Khadeer

11.  Sunitha Anand

12.  Madhuri Mehta

13.  Mandira Mahapatra

14. S. Asha

15. Ekta Bist

16. Gauhar Sultana

17.  Rumeli Dhar

18. Poonam Raut

19.  Mamta Kanojia

20. Subhlaxmi Sharma

The final squad will be picked later.

Tamil Nadu will host Rajasthan in the final

Mumbai : Tamil Nadu will host Rajasthan in the final of the 2011-12 edition of the Ranji Trophy. The game will be played at Chennai’s magnificent M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, from 19 January 2012 to 23 January 2012.

This will be Tamil Nadu’s first appearance in a Ranji Trophy final, since 2003-04, when they lost to Mumbai on first-innings at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium. Interestingly, they returned the favour at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai’s home ground, in the semi-final of the ongoing edition.

Tamil Nadu have won the Ranji Trophy twice. The first instance was in 1954-55, when they beat Holkar in the final, played at Indore, by 46 runs. The team was known as ‘Madras’ then. Balu Alaganan was the captain. The second triumph was achieved in 1987-88, under the captaincy of S. Vasudevan. Railways were outplayed in the final, played at Chennai, by an innings and 144 runs.

The team has been runners-up eight times.

Rajasthan will look to repeat their success of the previous season. They created history in 2010-11, going all the way from the Plate Group to the Ranji Trophy final, and winning the title for the first time. It was their first Ranji title, after being runners-up eight times. Hrishikesh Kanitkar, who led Rajasthan to their maiden Ranji title, will pit his brains against Laxmipathy Balaji of Tamil Nadu, in the 2011-12 final.

Rajasthan beat Haryana in the semi-final of the ongoing edition, played at Lahli, by 64 runs. 

ICC back Australian Government move on cheating

Perth : Haroon Lorgat, the ICC Chief Executive, yesterday expressed the ICC’s support for the proposals being made by the Australian Government to establish a national framework of laws to combat cheating in sport.

In Perth to attend the Third Test Match between Australia and India, Mr Lorgat re-iterated cricket’s zero tolerance attitude to cheating and added: ‘ICC is pleased to add its support to that of Australia’s Coalition of Major Professional and Participation Sports (COMPPS)  in support of the Australian Government’s initiative to tackle cheating in sport.

‘Like all sports in Australia, the ICC and its Members cherish the reputation and integrity of the game. All sport needs honest competition and while in Australia I will be restating our well known stance to the Government.

‘In the past year we faced the sort of challenge which could threaten any sport and I believe we conclusively proved that we will not tolerate any threat to the integrity of the game.

‘I hope our swift and decisive action to charge, provisionally suspend and eventually prosecute and ban those who dared to sully the good name of cricket as well as the subsequent criminal prosecution will serve as a deterrent in future.

‘ICC had also worked effectively with the UK Crown Prosecution Service and the Metropolitan Police to bring those who committed wrong to justice. Sports governing bodies need state assistance to tackle this worldwide menace and in turn we will support any Government that legislates to protect sport against cheating.

‘In supporting this Australian initiative we urge other governments to consider the same to protect all sports. Needless to say we will continue to use everything within our power to ensure that any threat of corrupt activity within the game of cricket  is resolutely dealt with. 

‘We have always stated that we will explore every possible avenue to ensure that cricket is free from corrupt activity and this initiative of the Australian Government must be commended. ICC will continue to work with the Australian Government and any other Government to protect the integrity of the sport.’

Indian team selection

Mumbai : The All-India Women’s Selection Committee will meet at 12:00 pm on Saturday, 14 January 2012, at the Holkar Stadium, MPCA, Indore, to pick twenty probables for India’s tour of the West Indies in February-March 2012. The tour will comprise three ODIs and five T20 Internationals.

The All-India Senior Selection Committee will meet at 4:00 pm on Sunday, 15 January 2012, at the Sheraton Park Hotel and Towers, Chennai, to pick the Indian team for the two T20 Internationals and tri-series, on the tour of Australia.

IPL announced the fifth transfer of the 2012 Trading window

Mumbai : The IPL today announced the fifth transfer of the 2012 Trading window.  Andrew McDonald, the fast-medium bowling allrounder from Australia, will move from Delhi Daredevils to Royal Challengers Bangalore, for the 2012 season of the tournament. The all-rounder is leading the Melbourne Renegades in the ongoing Big Bash League in Australia.

“All-rounders are a priceless asset in the T20 format. We are pleased to acquire Andrew. He has excelled with bat and ball for the various sides that he has represented, in different formats. We have no doubt that he will make a big difference to our prospects in the upcoming IPL,” Sidhartha Mallya, Director, Royal Challengers Sports Pvt Ltd, commented.

TA Sekar, Head (Cricket), GMR Sports, the franchise that owns Delhi Daredevils, wished the 30-year-old McDonald who played six matches for Delhi Daredevils, scoring 76 runs and taking five wickets, the very best.  "He would  fit in well with the Royal Challengers Bangalore,”  he said. 

“The process of player-transfers during the Trading Window is gaining in momentum, and we are likely to see more action in the days leading up to 20 January 2012, when the first part of the trading window will close,” Rajeev Shukla, Chairman, IPL, said.

McDonald will move to Bangalore where he registered his most memorable performance in a T20 match on Indian soil where he claimed four Royal Challengers Bangalore wickets for 21 runs in a Champions League match for Victoria on October 15^th, 2009.

The following trades have been confirmed earlier:

Dinesh Karthik from KXIP to MI
R Satish from MI to KXIP
Harmeet Singh from DC to KXIP.
Kevin Pietersen from DC to DD

IPL announced the third transfer of the 2012 Trading window

Mumbai : The IPL today announced the third transfer of the 2012 Trading window.  Kevin Pietersen, belligerent batsman and former England captain, will move from Deccan Chargers to Delhi Daredevils for the 2012 season of the tournament.
GMR Sports' Head (Cricket) TA Sekar said Pietersen's addition would strengthen the Delhi Daredevils squad this season. "We are pleased to add Kevin to our line-up. He brings rich experience and an explosive quality to our batting and can be a more than handy off-spinner as well. We are sure that Kevin will help us to be very competitive this season and the Delhi Daredevils fans will enjoy this addition."
Pietersen, 31, said he was excited at the prospect of joining a team that includes the likes of skipper Virender Sehwag and David Warner. "I am looking forward to a wonderful time with the Delhi Daredevils. It will be a great experience to be playing in the same squad as Sehwag," he said.
Pietersen was acquired by the Deccan Chargers in the 2011 IPL auction. However, he could not participate in the tournament due to a surgery.  He had earlier been a part of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru outfit, in the 2009 and 2010 editions of the annual tournament, and had led RCB in six games in 2009.
“Kevin Pietersen is a quality player, and there is no doubt that he will be one of the players to watch out for, in the coming edition of the IPL. We wish him all the best,” Deccan Chargers CEO Venkat Reddy said.
“The Delhi Daredevils squad will be bolstered by the entry of Kevin Pietersen. It is great to see the Franchises in the process of strategising for the upcoming tournament. We are in for a cracker of a competition in April-May,” Rajeev Shukla, Chairman, IPL, said. 

Domestic tournaments

C.K. NAYUDU TROPHY, 2011-12

Punjab beat Delhi in the final of the under-22 C.K. Nayudu Trophy, played at Delhi.

Brief scores:

PCA: first innings - 424 all out in 125.5 overs 

DDCA: first innings - 319 all out in 104.3 overs
PCA: second innings- 151-4 in 34 overs 

Match drawn. Punjab won on first-innings lead.

WOMEN’S INTER-STATE T20 COMPETITION (SENIOR)

Railways beat Delhi in the final of the tournament, played at Cuttack.

Brief scores:

Delhi W Sr :  104 All Out in 20 overs

RSPB W Sr :  105-3 in 18.4 overs

Railways won by seven wickets.

RANJI TROPHY, 2011-12

Mumbai and Haryana will host Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan respectively in the semi-finalists in the 2011-12 edition of the Ranji Trophy.

All four teams have impressive records in the tournament.

Mumbai have won the title a staggering 39 times, including fifteen in a row, from 1958-59 to 1972-73. They won the title under the captaincy of Wasim Jaffer, the incumbent, in 2008-09 and 2009-10, and lost to eventual winners Rajasthan in the 2010-11 quarter-finals.

Tamil Nadu, formerly known as Madras, enjoy the distinction of winning the inaugural Ranji Trophy match, way back in 1934-35, when they beat Mysore (as Karnataka was previously known), at their home ground in Chepauk, in a day.

They won the title twice, in 1954-55 and 1987-88, and have been runners-up on eight occasions.

Haryana won the Ranji Trophy for the first time in 1990-91, beating Mumbai in Mumbai by two runs, in what is regarded by many as the best Ranji final ever.  Haryana batted first and scored 522. Mumbai replied with 410, and Haryana increased their overall lead to 354 in the second innings. Mumbai went for the target on the final afternoon, and were dismissed for 352.  

Haryana’s first foray into a Ranji final was in 1985-86, when they finished runners-up against Delhi.

Rajasthan’s maiden Ranji title in 2010-11 would have gladdened the hearts of its supporters, administrators and veterans, who had battled hard in the decades gone by. From 1960-61 to 1973-74, Rajasthan reached the final as many as eight times, only to finish on the losing end. The 2010-11 season saw the team complete a run that was as dramatic as it was extraordinary. Rajasthan began the season in the Plate Group, and was one of the two Plate sides to qualify for the Elite Group Knockout stage. The team went on to beat Mumbai, Tamil Nadu and Baroda, in the quarter-final, semi-final and final respectively.

First transfer of the IPL 2012 Trading Window

Mumbai : The IPL today announced the first transfer of the 2012 Trading window.  Dinesh Karthik, wicketkeeper-batsman, will join the Mumbai Indians squad for the 2012 season of the tournament. Karthik was acquired by the Kings XI Punjab in the 2011 IPL auction, and he played in all 14 of Kings XI’s matches last season. In the first three seasons of the IPL, he played 42 matches for the Delhi Daredevils.

Nita Ambani, owner of the Mumbai Indians franchise, commented, “We are very pleased to add a player of Dinesh Karthik’s calibre and specific skills to the Mumbai Indians squad as this addition will further strengthen our side.”

The owners of Kings XI Punjab said, “Dinesh played an important role for Kings XI Punjab last season, but with our captain Adam Gilchrist donning the wicketkeeping gloves, we were unable to harness Dinesh’s complete potential. Everybody at Kings XI Punjab wishes him the very best in his future endeavours.”

“It looks like the 2012 Trading Window will be an active one as the franchises look to revise and strengthen their squads in advance of the Player Auction on 4 February 2012,” Rajeev Shukla, Chairman, IPL, said.

The match-schedule of the DLF Indian Premier League 2012

The match-schedule of the DLF Indian Premier League 2012 has been finalized.

The tournament will feature nine teams, and a total of seventy-six matches will be played from Wednesday, 4^th April 2012, to Sunday, 27^th May 2012, at an expected twelve venues. The new Stadium in Pune, subject to final completion, will make its debut as an IPL venue, by staging all eight ‘home’ games of the Pune Warriors India. Dharamsala, Cuttack and Vizag will host two games each.
The league will commence with Chennai Super Kings, the defending champions, taking on the Mumbai Indians, the Champions League T20 winners, at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

The league stage, which comprises seventy two matches, with each team playing the other eight in a home-and-away format, will go on till Sunday, 20^th May 2012. 
The venue of the two finalist teams from 2011 edition will host the Play offs. Bengaluru will host Qualifier 1 (1 vs 2) and the Eliminator (3 vs 4) on 22^nd May and 23^rd May respectively. Qualifier 2 and the Final will be played in Chennai, on 25^th May and 27^th May respectively. 

Ranji Trophy semi-finals

Mumbai : The line-ups for the Ranji Trophy semi-finals to be played from 10^th January 2012 to 13^th January 2012, are as follows:

1.      MUMBAI v/s TAMIL NADU AT MUMBAI

2.      HARYANA v/s RAJASTHAN AT LAHLI

Peter Hartley of England will officiate in the semi-final at Mumbai, as part of the Umpire Exchange Programme between the BCCI and the ECB.

Siddle and Herath achieve career-best rankings

        Tendulkar rises, Kallis slips as Ponting gains seven places to sit just outside the top 20

Dubai : Australia fast bowler Peter Siddle and Sri Lanka spinner Rangana Herath have achieved career-best rankings in the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test bowlers after good performances in the Melbourne and Durban Tests, respectively which finished on Thursday.

Siddle, who took three for 63 and three for 42 in Australia’s 122-run victory over India, has jumped five places to seventh position where he is joined by Herath who has claimed six spots after recording match figures of nine for 128 which turned out to be the cornerstone of Sri Lanka’s 208-run victory over South Africa.

Australia fast bowlers Ben Hilfenhaus and James Pattinson, and Sri Lanka seamerChanaka Welegedara have also moved in the right direction.

Hilfenhaus, who took five for 75 and two for 39, has gained seven spots in the rankings and now sits just outside the top 20 in 22^nd position, man of the match Pattinson has been rewarded for match figures of six for 108 with a jump of five places which puts him in 31^stspot while Welegedara has moved from 35^th to 29^th position after match figures of five for 85.

There is something to cheer for India fast bowler Umesh Yadav and South Africa’s debutant Marchant de Lange.

Yadav has moved up five places to 42^nd spot after figures of three for 106 and four for 70 while de Lange has entered in 51^st position after figures of seven for 81 and one for 45.

The bowling list is still headed by South Africa’s Dale Steyn.

There is plenty of reshuffle in the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen.

Jacques Kallis’ first pair in an illustrious 149-Test career means he has slipped from second to fourth where he is joined by India’s iconic batsman Sachin Tendulkar who has gained two places after scores of 73 and 32.

Other batsmen inside the top 50 and making upward movements include Hashim Amla (up by three to seventh), Thilan Samaraweera (up by three to 13^th), Mike Hussey (up by one to 16^th), Virender Sehwag (up by one to 18^th), Ricky Ponting (up by seven to 24^th), Tillekeratne Dilshan (up by one to 33^rd) and Prasanna Jayawardena (up by one to 48^th).

Sri Lanka’s middle-order batsman Dinesh Chandimal and Australia opener Ed Cowan have entered in 54^th and 61^st positions, respectively after making impressive debuts.

The batting list is headed by Kumar Sangakkara who became the eighth Sri Lanka batsman to score a zero and century in the same Test. Other Sri Lanka batsmen to achieve the rare distinction include Arjuna Ranatunga, Aravinda de Silva, Hashan Tillekeratne, Tillekeratne Dilshan, Marvan Atapattu, Mahela Jayawardena and Prasanna Jayawardena.

Reliance ICC Test Rankings (as on 30 December, after Melbourne and Durban Tests)

Batsmen (top 20)

Rank      (+/-)        Player                   Team     Pts          Ave         HS Rating

   1           ( - )          K. Sangakkara     SL           863         56.23     938 v Eng at Kandy 2007

   2           (+1)         Alastair Cook       Eng         823         49.72     836 v Ind at Edgbaston 2011

   3           (+1)         Ian Bell                  Eng         822!       49.28     822 v Ind at The Oval 2011

   4=        (+2)         S.Tendulkar          Ind          796         56.00     898 v Zim at Nagpur 2002

                (-2)          Jacques Kallis       SA           796         56.24     935 v NZ at Centurion 2007

   6           (-1)          Younus Khan       Pak         789         53.03     880 v SL at Lahore 2009

   7           (+3)         Hashim Amla       SA           777         47.32     842 v Ind at Kolkata 2010

   8=        ( - )          Jonathan Trott     Eng         776*      57.79     856 v SL at Cardiff 2011

                (-1)          AB de Villiers        SA           776         47.91     810 v Ind at Centurion 2010

  10         (+1)         Kevin Pietersen    Eng         770         50.48     909 v WI at Headingley 2007

  11         (-2)          Rahul Dravid        Ind          768         53.11     892 v Pak at Kolkata 2005

  12         (+1)         S.Chanderpaul     WI          766         49.28     901 v NZ at Napier 2008

  13         (+3)         T.Samaraweera   SL           750         52.64     766 v Eng at The Rose Bowl 2011

  14         (-2)          Graeme Smith      SA           743         49.64     843 v Eng at Johannesburg 2010

  15         ( - )          Misbah-ul-Haq    Pak         730         46.34     735 v SL at Sharjah 2011

  16         (+1)         Mike Hussey        Aus         725         50.33     921 v WI at Kingston 2008

  17         (-3)          VVS Laxman       Ind          698         46.64     781 v WI at Dominica 2011

  18         (+1)         Virender Sehwag  Ind          690         51.96     866 v SL at Galle 2010

  19         (+1)         Darren Bravo       WI          683*!    52.50     683 v Ind at Mumbai 2011

  20=       (-2)          Michael Clarke    Aus         679         45.81     855 v Eng at Headingley 2009

                (+1)         Matt Prior              Eng         679         44.71     692 v Ind at Trent Bridge 2011

                (+1)         Ross Taylor          NZ          679         40.81     775 v Pak at Wellington 2009

Other selected rankings

Rank      (+/-)        Player                   Team     Pts          Ave         HS Rating

  24         (+7)         Ricky Ponting       Aus         635         52.36     942 v Eng at Adelaide 2006

  25         (-2)          M.Jayawardena   SL           633         50.72     883 v Ind at Ahmedabad 2009

  31         (-4)          G.Gambhir            Ind          589         46.67     886 v SL at Kanpur 2009

  33         (+1)         T.Dilshan               SL           569         40.88     700 v Ind at Ahmedabad 2009

  34         (-3)          Ashwell Prince      SA           567         41.64     756 v Pak at Centurion 2007

  36         (-1)          MS Dhoni              Ind          549         37.75     662 v SA at Kolkata 2010

  37         ( - )          Angelo Mathews  SL           547*      40.46     582 v Pak at Dubai 2011

  39         (-1)          Brad Haddin        Aus         532         35.54     637 v WI at Perth 2009

  42         (-2)          N.T.P’thana          SL           514         33.54     547 v Pak at Sharjah 2011

  48         (+1)         P.Jayawardena    SL           475         31.88     504 v Eng at The Rose Bowl 2011

  50         (-3)          Mark Boucher      SA           470         30.20     566 v WI at Port-of-Spain 2010

  54         (NEW)    D.Chandimal        SL           435*!    56.00     435 v SA at Durban 2011

  61         (NEW)    Ed Cowan             Aus         383*!    38.00     383 v Ind at Melbourne 2011

  63         (-3)          David Warner       Aus         377*      48.75     387 v NZ at Hobart 2011

  82         (-20)       Shaun Marsh        Aus         312*      41.00     427 v SL at Colombo (SSC) 2011

  86         (+2)         Peter Siddle           Aus         284 !      16.32     284 v Ind at Melbourne 2011

  88         (+16)      R.Ashwin               Ind          281*!    36.40     281 v Aus at Melbourne 2011

  89         (+1)         Rangana Herath  SL           279!       16.80     279 v SA at Durban 2011

  96         (+4)         Dale Steyn            SA           255!       15.77     255 v SL at Durban 2011

Bowlers (top 20)

Rank      (+/-)        Player                   Team     Pts          Avge      Econ      HS Rating

   1           ( - )          Dale Steyn            SA           898         22.90     902 v SL at Centurion 2011

   2           ( - )          James Anderson  Eng         811         30.57     813 v Ind at Edgbaston 2011

   3           ( - )          Graeme Swann    Eng         755         28.82     858 v Pak at Lord's 2010

   4           ( - )          Stuart Broad         Eng         744!       32.00     744 v Ind at The Oval 2011

   5           ( - )          Morne Morkel      SA           731         30.18     776 v Aus at Cape Town 2011

   6           ( - )          Zaheer Khan        Ind          722         31.45     752 v SA at Durban 2010

   7=        (+6)         Rangana Herath  SL           681!       33.71     681 v SA at Durban 2011

                (+5)         Peter Siddle           Aus         681*!    30.78     681 v Ind at Melbourne 2011

   9           (-2)          Shakib Al Hasan Ban        678*      31.33     680 v WI at Mirpur 2011

  10         (-2)          Daniel Vettori       NZ          654         33.67     681 v Aus at Auckland 2000

  11         (-2)          Saeed Ajmal         Pak         645*      30.16     651 v Ban at Chittagong 2011

  12         (-2)          Tim Bresnan         Eng         623*!    23.60     623 v Ind at The Oval 2011

  13         (-2)          Chris Tremlett      Eng         619*      25.67     638 v Ind at Lord's 2011

  14         ( - )          Shane Watson      Aus         603*      28.01     633 v SA at Cape Town 2011

  15         ( - )          Mitchell Johnson Aus         601         31.29     825 v Eng at Cardiff 2009

  16         ( - )          Chris Martin         NZ          598         34.46     643 v Eng at Lord's 2004

  17         (+1)         Umar Gul              Pak         594         33.24     627 v WI at Karachi 2006

  18         (-1)          Pragyan Ojha       Ind          589*      34.62     595 v WI at Mumbai 2011

  19         ( - )          Abdur Rehman    Pak         586*!    30.98     586 v Ban at Mirpur 2011

  20         ( - )          Harbhajan Singh Ind          577         32.22     765 v NZ at Wellington 2002

Other selected rankings

Rank      (+/-)        Player                   Team     Pts          Avge      Econ      HS Rating

  21         ( - )          Ishant Sharma     Ind          569                        35.97     671 v WI at Dominica 2011

  22         (+7)         Ben Hilfenhaus    Aus         564        *!            32.58     564 v Ind at Melbourne 2011

  27         (-1)          Ryan Harris          Aus         540        *              21.37     562 v SA at Cape Town 2011

  28         (-1)          Vernon Philander SA           517        *              12.37     522 v SL at Centurion 2011

  29         (+6)         C.Welegedara       SL           492        *!            37.73     492 v SA at Durban 2011

  31         (+5)         James Pattinson   Aus         467        *!            15.20     467 v Ind at Melbourne 2011

  34         (-4)          Jacques Kallis       SA           458                        32.74     742 v Eng at Headingley 2003

  35         (-2)          R.Ashwin               Ind          419        *              24.80     436 v WI at Mumbai 2011

  38         (+3)         Dilhara Fernando                SL           403        *              37.75     543 v Ban at Colombo (PSS) 2007

  42         (+5)         Umesh Yadav      Ind          385        *!            22.93     385 v Aus at Melbourne 2011

  48         (-4)          Nathan Lyon        Aus         314        *              27.47     356 v NZ at Hobart 2011

  51         (NEW)    Marchant de Lange            SA           299        *!            15.75     299 v SL at Durban 2011

  58         ( - )          T.Dilshan               SL           255        *!            39.93     255 v SA at Durban 2011

  66         (-1)          Virender Sehwag  Ind          198        *              44.58     320 v Aus at Delhi 2008

  67         (+8)         Imran Tahir          SA           178        *!            39.44     178 v SL at Durban 2011

  75         (-1)          Sachin Tendulkar                Ind          136        *              54.33     235 v Aus at Kolkata 2001

  79         (-6)          Mike Hussey        Aus         123        *              29.66     140 v NZ at Hobart 2011

  80         (+9)         Thisara Perera      SL           118        *!            53.00     118 v SA at Durban 2011

  81         (-2)          Trent Boult           NZ          116        *!            20.00     116 v Aus at Hobart 2011

  82         (-3)          Michael Clarke    Aus         114        *              37.47     265 v NZ at Wellington 2005

  91         (-1)          Angelo Mathews  SL           79          *              64.85     110 v Pak at Colombo (SSC) 2009

All-rounders (top five)

Rank      (+/-)        Player                   Team     Pts          HS Rating

  1            ( - )          Shakib Al Hasan Ban        404 /*!  404 v Pak at Mirpur 2011

   2           (+1)         Daniel Vettori       NZ          385        412 v Pak at Napier 2009

   3           (+2)         Stuart Broad         Eng         376!       376 v Ind at The Oval 2011

   4           ( - )          Shane Watson      Aus         371 /*   394 v SA at Johannesburg 2011

   5           (-3)          Jacques Kallis       SA           365        616 v Pak at Durban 2002

*indicates provisional rating; a batsman qualifies for a full rating after a minimum of 40 started innings; a bowler qualifies for a full rating after he has conceded 1,500 runs.

!indicates career-highest rating