Pollock signs off on a high in LG ICC Player Rankings

DUBAI, February 4: South Africa's Shaun Pollock has signed off from One-day cricket in style by reaching the 500-mark in the all-rounders' chart in the ICC ODI Player Rankings.
Pollock, who has retired after 303 ODI appearances after inspiring his side to a 5-0 win over the West Indies, grabbed six wickets and scored 43 runs in the series that helped him finish on 501 points an impressive 128 points clear of second-placed Sanath Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka .
England's Andrew Flintoff is ranked third while Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik is in fourth position after breaking into the top five following a good series against Zimbabwe in which he scored 158 runs and picked up 11 wickets.
Pollock also finished off as the top bowler in the ODI Player Rankings.
Pollock's 393 wickets, 4,056 runs and a third place in the all-time ODI bowlers list behind Joel Garner of the West Indies and Sir Richard Hadlee of New Zealand, makes him one of the greatest ODI all-rounders in the history of the game.
Graeme Smith, who scored 198 runs in the series, leapfrogged Kevin Pietersen of England, Matthew Hayden of Australia and Mohammad Yousuf of Pakistan to sit on third place while de Villiers' series effort of 142 runs has helped him rise three places to 13th position in the batsmen's list.