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Yuvraj slides, Tendulkar rises

M.S. Dhoni has dropped two places to 13th
Ishant Sharma has shot up 96 places to 154th

Dubai: Yuvraj Singh’s slump in form has seen him drop four rungs to 19th, while master batsman Sachin Tendulkar continued to be upwardly mobile, rising a couple of spots to seventh in the latest ICC ODI rankings issued on Saturday.

Indian ODI skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has also lost ground dropping two places to 13th in the batting charts.

Gambhir improves

Among the other Indians, Gautam Gambhir has improved his position by two places and is currently placed 35th in the list, which continues to be headed by Australian skipper Ricky Ponting.

In the bowling charts, Harbhajan Singh is the only Indian in the top 20 after improving five positions to the 18th spot.

Teenage pace sensation Ishant Sharma continues to make a significant improvement and the bowler who has claimed six wickets in four ODIs of the ongoing tri-series has shot up 96 places to 154th position.

Meanwhile, retiring Australian wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist has climbed 10 places to second position after a superb 118 in Perth.

Still at the top

In the ICC ODI championship table, Australia is still at the top leading South Africa by three rating points. New Zealand is third, three rating points ahead of fourth-placed India, while Sri Lanka is another two points adrift in sixth place. England is seventh with 106.

Fierce competition

With just seven points currently separating New Zealand in third position and England in seventh, the competition will be fierce over the coming weeks to see who finishes where before the cut-off date (March 12) for determining seedings for the ICC Champions Trophy 2008. — PTI

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