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Sehwag rises, Dhoni loses top spot in ICC ODI rankings

Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni lost his number one spot but opening batsman Virender Sehwag gained eight places to return to the top-10 at eighth in the ICC ODI rankings issued on Sunday. 


India held on to the second spot in the team rankings despite losing the tri-series final to Sri Lanka last night. Sri Lanka, sixth before the series, are just behind India, and in front of South Africa, who drop to fourth, when the ratings are calculated beyond the decimal point. 

New Zealand drop to sixth from fourth as Australia, at the top, and England, in fifth spot, remain unchanged. In individual rankings, Tillakaratne Dilshan broke into the top five of the batting chart. Dilshan's match-winning effort of 110 in the final against India Saturday night was enough to earn him a three-place boost in the rankings and he now sits in fourth position, level with Hashim Amla of South Africa. Amla's team-mate AB de Villiers has benefited from Dhoni's slip with the 26-year-old from Pretoria taking over at the top of the rankings. 

The other main mover upwards in the top 10 is Sehwag, who was declared Man-of-the-Series in Sri Lanka. The hard-hitting opener was the series' top-scorer with 268 at an average of 67 and that effort has moved him up eight places on the rankings to eighth place. Sachin Tendulkar, who was rested from the tri-series, lost four places and now sits in 10th position. 

A player loses half a per cent of his rating for every ODI he misses. In the list for bowlers, India pacer Praveen Kumar has gained five places to break into the top 10 for the first time in his career. 

The 23-year-old took nine wickets in the Sri Lanka tri-series at an average of 23.66 and now sits in 10th position in the ladder, level with Pakistan's Shahid Afridi.
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