Swashbuckling batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni climbed to
the third spot while Sachin Tendulkar slipped to the 19th in the International
Cricket Council (ICC) one day international rankings released here
Thursday. 
Dhoni, who gained thanks to his unbeaten 67 in the third ODI against Sri Lanka
in Margoa Wednesday, is now only one rating point behind Ricky Ponting, who
has 780 rating points, said ICC.
If Dhoni displays another solid performance in the fourth and
final ODI in Visakhapatnam Saturday, he could overtake the Australian
captain.
Like Dhoni, captain Rahul Dravid and off-spinner Harbhajan Singh also climbed
one place each to be 13th (704) and 12th (664 points) in the batsmen's and bowlers'
rankings respectively.
Dhoni now has 779 rating points in the list headed by Australia's
Mike Hussey with 810 points.
While Tendulkar now has 669 points, Yuvraj Singh maintained his 20th place
with 660 points.
In the top places in the bowlers' list, the only other Indian
is pacer Ajit Agarkar who has gone down two places to be 17th with 630
points.
South African fast bowler Shaun Pollock, who took five for 23 in the Johannesburg
one-dayer against Pakistan Wednesday, heads the table with 920 points. He also
leads the all-rounders' list with 483 points.
Only five bowlers on ODI history have passed the magic 900-point mark.
Batsmen's rankings:
1 Mike Hussey (Australia) 810 rating points
2 Ricky Ponting (Australia) 780
3 Mahendra Dhoni (India) 779
4 Kevin Pietersen (England) 767
5 Andrew Symonds (Australia) 748
6 K. Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) 747
7 Chris Gayle (West Indies) 741
8 Mohammed Yousuf (Pakistan) 731
9 Adam Gilchrist (Australia) 723
10 Graeme Smith (South Africa) 718
Bowlers:
1 Shaun Pollock (South Africa) 920 rating points
2 Glenn McGrath (Australia) 792
3 Makhaya Ntini (South Africa) 746
4 Daniel Vettori (New Zealand) 738
5 Brett Lee (Australia) 736
6 Nathan Bracken (Australia) 734
7 Chaminda Vaas (Sri Lanka) 730
8 M. Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 720
9 Ian Bradshaw (West Indies) 701
10 Shane Bond (New Zealand) 684
All-rounders:
1 Shaun Pollock (South Africa) 483 rating points
2 Chris Gayle (West Indies) 422
3 Andrew Flintoff (England) 397
4 S.T. Jayasuriya (Sri Lnaka) 367
5 Jacques Kallis (South Africa) 365
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