Dhoni continues to top ICC ODI batsmen ranking

DUBAI: India captain Mahendra SinghDhoni continued to top the batsmen chart in the Reliance Mobile ICC ODI rankingsissued on Wednesday. Dhoni, with 793 rating points to his kitty, isway ahead of Australian Mike Hussey (776) and South African Graeme Smith (764)who are at the second and third position respectively. Dhoni'steammate Sachin Tendulkar is the other Indian in the top 10 list at the eighthspot with 724 rating points. Smith, however, is eyeing second placein batting list as South Africa face Kenya in a two-match ODI series inBloemfontein on October 31 and in Kimberley on November 2. In theReliance Mobile ICC Player Rankings for ODI bowlers, Australia's Nathan Brackenheads the list with New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori in second spot andleft-arm pacer Mitchell Johnson, another Australian, in third. Inthe ODI championship table, India is in the fifth spot above Pakistan. India andNew Zealand both have 113 points, but the Kiwis are on fourth position afterrecalculation upto two decimal points. Australia (131) leads thetable while South Africa (118) and England (116) are in the second and thirdpositions respectively.