Watson trimmings ICC all-rounder rankings
India pockets US$175,000 for final as the number-one ranked Test side while Australia receive US$175,000 for final on top of the ODI table at the 1 April cut-off date. Australia’s Shane Watson has turned out to be the top-ranked ODI all-rounder and has also achieved a career-best position to date in the Reliance ICC ODI Rankings which were released on Thursday at the end of Bangladesh and Australia series which ended on Wednesday.
Watson has pipe Shakib into number-one place in the all-rounders rankings after taking three wickets and scoring 294 runs in the series. He now leads the Bangladesh captain by a contented 44 points margin. Watson’s scores of 37, 185 not out and 72 in the series have also helped the 29-year-old Queenslander crypt nine places to a career-best fourth position. He is now the highest-ranked Australia batsman with Mike Hussey staying in sixth place, Captain Clarke rising two places to 11th spot and former captain Ricky moving one place up to 16th place.
For Bangladesh, Imrul Kayes has climbed four places to 42nd position but Shakib has slipped two places to 26th spot. In the Reliance ICC Player ranking for ODI bowlers, Johnson’s seven wickets in the series have given him a lift of seven places and he now sits in sixth position. Lee is the other Australia bowler who has improved his ranking as he has returned to the top 20 in 20th place after a jump of three places.
The news for Bangladesh bowlers is not very good as Razzak, Shakib and Mortaza have dropped in the latest rankings. Razzak has fallen five places to 11th position, Shakib has fall three places to 15th spot and Mortaza has fall four places to 36th place. Meanwhile, India and Australia have won US$175,000 each for finishing as the number-one ranked sides in Test and ODI Championship tables, respectively at the 1 April 2011 cut-off date.
India has been sitting on top of the Test Championship table since December 2009 while Australia has been occupy the number-one position on the ODI Championship table since leapfrogging South Africa and India in September 2009.In addition to the US$175,000, India has also pocketed US$75,000 for final as the second-ranked ODI team while South Africa has also earned US$75,000 for ending in second place in the Test Championship table at the cut-off date.
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