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    New ICC Rankings

     
    Indian bowlers' fantastic performance in the just-concluded Border-Gavaskar trophy is reflected in their improved ICC rankings with off-spinner Harbhajan Singh rising to a five-year high of seventh and pacer Ishant Sharma breaking into the top-30 for the first time.

    Both Harbhajan and Man of the Series Ishant claimed 15-wickets apiece in the series. The 28-year-old Harbhajan took seven wickets in the fourth Test against Australia at Nagpur and as a result, has moved past Chaminda Vaas of Sri Lanka and Pakistan's Shoaib Akhtar.

    Ishant is up six places to 30th position after taking another four wickets in the Nagpur Test. Meanwhile, the news is not so good for Zaheer Khan who lost three places following the Nagpur Test and is now 18th.

    The left-arm pacer took just one wicket for 125 runs. Leg-spinner Amit Mishra continued his rise in the bowling rankings, gaining six places to 43rd position.

    The bowling rankings continue to be headed by Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralidaran, followed by South Africa's Dale Steyn in second place and Clark. In the batting list, Sachin Tendulkar, who registered his 40th Test century at Nagpur, gained three places and is 16th just behind Australia vice-captain Michael Clarke, who loses one place to 15th .

    Virender Sehwag has moved up two places to 11th spot after scoring 66 and 92 in the match. West Indies' Shivnarine Chanderpaul is still at the top of the batting list.

    BEST ODI TEAM: 1. Australia 2. South Africa 3. England 4. New Zealand 5. India 6. Pakistan 7. Sri Lanka 8. WestIndies 9. Bangladesh 10.Ireland 11.Zimbabwe 12.Kenya ....... ICC Official Rankings: BEST TEST TEAM : 1. Australia 2. South Africa 3. India 4. Sri Lanka 5. England 6. Pakistan 7. New Zealand 8. West Indies 9. Bangladesh ....... Best Batsmen - Test: 1. M.E.K. Hussey (AUS) 2. R.T. Ponting (AUS) 3. K.C. Sangakkara (SL) 4. Mohammad Yousuf (PAK) 5. S. Chanderpaul (WI) 6. J.H. Kallis (SA) 7. M.L. Hayden (AUS) 8. D.P.M.D. Jayawardena (SL) 9. Younis Khan (PAK) 10. K.P. Pietersen (ENG) ........ Best Bowler - Test : 1.M. Muralidaran (SL) 2. D.W. Steyn (SA) 3. S.R. Clark (AUS) 4. B. Lee (AUS) 5. M. Ntini (SA) 6. R.J. Sidebottom (ENG) 7. W.P.U.J.C. Vaas (SL) 8. A. Kumble (IND) 9. Shoaib Akhtar (PAK) 10. S.E. Bond (NZ) ........ Best Batsmen - ODI: 1. G.C. Smith (SA) 2. S.R. Tendulkar (IND) 3. R.T. Ponting (AUS) 4. Mohammad Yousuf (PAK) 5. S. Chanderpaul (WI) 6. M.L. Hayden (AUS) 7. M.E.K. Hussey (AUS) 8. K.P. Pietersen (ENG) 9. A.B. de Villiers (SA) 10. M.S. Dhoni (IND) ........ Best Bowler - ODI: 1. D.L. Vettori (NZ) 2. N.W. Bracken (AUS) 3. S.E. Bond (NZ) 4. K.D. Mills (NZ) 5. W.P.U.J.C. Vaas (SL) 6. A. Nel (SA) 7. D.B. Powell (WI) 8. E. Taylor (WI) 9. B. Lee (AUS) 10. Shahid Afridi (PAK) ...... and more and more, here and only here..