After taking his team to the top of the ICC ODI championship table, Graeme Smith has achieved a personal milestone. The South Africa captain, who grabbed Player of the Series award against Bangladesh, is now the top-ranked ODI player in the world.
He leapfrogged Australian skipper Ricky Ponting and India’s Sachin Tendulkar to take the coveted spot. With no one-day action in store for the Indians as well as the Australians till late June, Smith is assured to be at the helm for at least next two months.
Latest ICC One-Day Rankings
Latest ICC One-Day Rankings
(Read: Ranking/Name/Country/Points)
Batsmen
1 Graeme Smith (SA) 792
2 Sachin.Tendulkar (Ind) 777
3 Ricky Ponting (Aus) 770
4 Mohd Yousuf (Pak) 752
5 Matthew Hayden (Aus) 740
6 Adam Gilchrist (Aus) 738
7 Mike Hussey (Aus) 736
8 Kevin Pietersen (Eng) 735
9 AB de Villiers (SA) 733
10 MS Dhoni (Ind) 728
Bowlers
2 Sachin.Tendulkar (Ind) 777
3 Ricky Ponting (Aus) 770
4 Mohd Yousuf (Pak) 752
5 Matthew Hayden (Aus) 740
6 Adam Gilchrist (Aus) 738
7 Mike Hussey (Aus) 736
8 Kevin Pietersen (Eng) 735
9 AB de Villiers (SA) 733
10 MS Dhoni (Ind) 728
Bowlers
1 Daniel Vettori (NZ) 790
2 Nathan Bracken (Aus) 770
3 Shane Bond (NZ) 736
4 Chaminda Vaas (SL) 699
2 Nathan Bracken (Aus) 770
3 Shane Bond (NZ) 736
4 Chaminda Vaas (SL) 699
5 Kyle Mills (NZ) 683
6 Andre Nel (SA) 682
7 Daren Powell (WI) 673
8 Brett Lee (Aus) 671
9 M.Muralidaran (SL) 668
10 Jerome Taylor (WI) 660
All-rounders
6 Andre Nel (SA) 682
7 Daren Powell (WI) 673
8 Brett Lee (Aus) 671
9 M.Muralidaran (SL) 668
10 Jerome Taylor (WI) 660
All-rounders
1 Shoaib Malik (Pak) 347
2 Andrew Flintoff (Eng) 337
3= Chris Gayle (WI) 335
Jacob Oram (NZ) 335
5 Jacques Kallis (SA) 334
2 Andrew Flintoff (Eng) 337
3= Chris Gayle (WI) 335
Jacob Oram (NZ) 335
5 Jacques Kallis (SA) 334
Smith deserves to be number one batsman. he has done a lot for south africa cricket
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