This story is from February 20, 2010

Dhoni regains No.1 spot in ICC ODI Rankings

India's captain MS Dhoni has retaken the top spot in the ICC ODI Rankings for batsmen as his see-saw battle with Australia's Michael Hussey continues.
Dhoni regains No.1 spot in ICC ODI Rankings
India's captain MS Dhoni has retaken the top spot in the ICC ODI Rankings for batsmen as his see-saw battle with Australia's Michael Hussey continues.
DUBAI: India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Saturday reclaimed the number one position in the ICC One-day batting list, dislodging Australian Michael Hussey from the top spot.
ICC ODI Batting Rankings
ICC ODI Bowling Rankings
ICC ODI All-Rounder Rankings
Dhoni benfitted from Hussey's absence from the field as the Australian southpaw did not play the fifth and final match of the series against Pakistan and scored just 23 runs in the fourth match, and thereby dropping below Dhoni.
1x1 polls

Sachin Tendulkar (6) and Virender Sehwag (9) are the two other Indian batsmen in the top-10.
After playing a drawn Test series, India and South Africa will now battle it out in a three-match One-day series with number two position in team ratings at stake.

India will have to win the series to retain their number two position and South Africa can move ahead of the hosts if it wins the series 2-1 or better.
India, even with a 3-0 win cannot catch number-one-ranked Australia, which is the clear leader with 134 points.
India have 121 points, two ahead of South Africa. The series is beginning on Sunday in Jaipur. Harbhajan Singh is the only Indian bowler in the top-10 at sixth position with Kiwi captain Daniel Vettori atop the list.
End of Article
FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA