Dhoni slips to sixth spot in ODI rankings

India's Mahendra Singh Dhoni slipped one place to be sixth while Sri Lankan opener Sanath Jayasuriya jumped three places to be ranked fourth in the batsmen's list in the latest International Cricket Council (ICC) one-day players' ranking.

India captain Rahul Dravid is still in the 13th place with 709 points while Yuvraj Singh is 17th with 687 points.

England batsman Kevin Pietersen is still the No.1 batsman with 808 rating points followed by Australian captain Ricky Ponting with 786 points.

Ponting's fellow teammate Mike Hussey is third with 766 points while South African captain Graeme Smith is fifth with 757 points.

In the bowlers' list, New Zealand tearaway Shane Bond, who is placed second with 804 points, is having a wonderful performance in the World Cup and has closed down the gap with leader South African Shaun Pollock (895).

Australian veteran Glenn McGrath (786) moved up two places to be ranked third while his teammate Nathan Bracken (744) is in fifth position.

ODI Rankings:

Batsmen:

1. Kevin Pietersen (England) 808 rating points2. Ricky Ponting (Australia) 7863. Mike Hussey (Australia) 7664. Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) 7615. Graeme Smith (South Africa) 7576. Mahendra Dhoni (India) 7397. Jacques Kallis (South Africa) 7258. Matthew Hayden (Australia) 7229. Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) 72110. Andrew Symonds (Australia) 715

Bowlers:

1. Shaun Pollock (South Africa) 8952. Shane Bond (New Zealand) 8043. Glenn McGrath (Australia) 7864. Chaminda Vaas (Sri Lanka) 7625. Nathan Bracken (Australia) 7446. Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka) 7377. Makhaya Ntini (South Africa) 7308. Daniel Vettori (New Zealand) 7159. Brett Lee (Australia) 70710. Ian Bradshaw (West Indies) 674

All-rounders

1. Shaun Pollock (South Africa) 4632. Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) 406 3. Andrew Flintoff (England) 3944. Chris Gayle (West Indies) 3835. Jacques Kallis (South Africa) 377

(IANS)

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