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Dravid regains No. 2 spot

ST. LUCIA: Forced to settle for a draw in the second Test when a win against the West Indies seemed imminent, Rahul Dravid's men finally have some consolation in the latest LG ICC Test rankings which saw the Team India skipper regaining the No. 2 spot. His deputy Virender Sehwag moved up to 12th.

LG ICC Test Rankings: Batsmen (Top 10): 1. Ricky Ponting, Aus (931), 2. Rahul Dravid, Ind (846), 3. Jacques Kallis, SA (832), 4. Inzamam-ul-Haq, Pak (831), 5. Matthew Hayden, Aus (808), 6. Younis Khan, Pak (796), 7. Moh'd Yousuf, Pak and Mike Hussey, Aus (780), 9. Brian Lara, WI (775), 10. Kevin Pietersen, Eng (746).

Bowlers (Top 10): 1. Muttiah Muralitharan, SL (901), 2. Makhaya Ntini, SA (841), 3. Shane Warne, Aus (813), 4. Glenn McGrath, Aus (811), 5. Matthew Hoggard, Eng (780), 6. Andrew Flintoff, Eng (767), 7. Anil Kumble, Ind (754), 8. Shoaib Akhtar, Pak (751), 9. Shane Bond, NZ (720), 10. Chaminda Vaas, SL (700).

All-rounders (Top 5): 1. Jacques Kallis, SA (486), 2. Andrew Flintoff, Eng (463), 3. Shaun Pollock, SA (302), 4. Daniel Vettori, NZ (290), 5. Irfan Pathan, Ind (281). — UNI

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