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India and Dhoni drop two places

Dubai: India's failure to reach the final of the Malaysia tri-series has pushed the team down two places to fifth position while swashbuckling wicketkeeper-batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni also slips two places to eighth in the latest LG ICC ODI charts.

India has the same number of points (111) as Pakistan and New Zealand but now sits below both of them when the ratings are re-calculated to three decimal places.

The Rahul Dravid-led side will have the chance to regain that lost ground soon, with the ICC Champions Trophy starting on October 7 and that event, with 21 matches in 30 days, should ensure plenty more movement in the Championship table. Australia has now extended the margin to seven points.

LG ICC ODI Championship table: 1. Australia (131); 2. South Africa (124); 3. Pakistan (111); 4. New Zealand (111); 5. India (111); 6. Sri Lanka (107); 7. West Indies (102); 8. England (99); 9. Zimbabwe (33); 10. Bangladesh (33); 11. Kenya (0).

Top 10 LG ICC ODI batsmen's list: 1. Mike Hussey (Aus) 805; 2. Adam Gilchrist (Aus) 789; 3. Ramnaresh Sarwan (WI) 769; 4. Ricky Ponting (Aus) 758; 5. Andrew Symonds (Aus) 752; 6. Kevin Pietersen (Eng) 749; 7. Graeme Smith (SA) 748; 8. Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Ind) 747; 9. Chris Gayle (WI) 727; 10. K.C. Sangakkara (SL) 723.

Top 10 LG ICC ODI bowlers' list: 1. Shaun Pollock (SA) 855; 2. Brett Lee (Aus) 784; 3. Shane Bond (NZ) 762; 4. Nathan Bracken (Aus) 760; 5. Glenn McGrath (Aus) 757; 6. Ian Bradshaw (WI) 752; 7. Daniel Vettori (NZ) 750; 8. Makhaya Ntini (SA) 703; 9. Harbhajan Singh (Ind) 700; 10. Irfan Pathan (Ind) 676.

LG ICC all-rounders' rankings: 1. Shaun Pollock (SA) 459; 2. Chris Gayle (WI) 408; 3. Andrew Flintoff (Eng) 387; 4. Andrew Symonds (Aus) 358; 5. Irfan Pathan (Ind) 343. — UNI

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