Saeed Ajmal ranked number-one ODI bowler in the world
Afridi and Hafeez break into top 10 bowlers; Akmal gains six places in batting chart
Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal has rocketed to the top of the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for ODI bowlers following an impressive series performance against Sri Lanka in the United Arab Emirates.
Ajmal took 11 wickets at an average of just 16.27 and an economy-rate of less than 4.00 to help his side to a 4-1 series win. That effort won him five places on the latest rankings and puts him at the top, just ahead of two other spinner, Daniel Vettori of New Zealand and England’s Graeme Swann.
In what has proven to be a very successful series for members of the Pakistan attack, two other bowlers – Shahid Afridi and Mohammad Hafeez – have shot into the top 10 with Afridi now occupying seventh position and Hafeez one place further back.
And it’s not just the Pakistan bowlers who are making moves up the rankings. With an average of 53.66 for the series, Umar Akmal has gained six places on the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for ODI batsmen and now sits in 11th spot. There is no change, however, in the top 10 of the batting chart with South Africa’s Hashim Amla still leading the way followed by his team-mate AB de Villiers in second.
ICC One-Day Rankings as of 24 November
Batsmen |
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| Rank | +/- | Players | Team | Points | Ave | HS Rating |
| 1 | - | Hashim Amla | SA | 845 | 55.17 | 890 v Ind at Centurion 2011 |
| 2 | - | AB de Villiers | SA | 792 | 45.68 | 823 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2010 |
| 3 = | - | MS Dhoni | IND | 778 | 51.15 | 837 v Aus at Delhi 2009 |
| - | Jonathan Trott | ENG | 778* | 51.37 | 786 v Ind at Mumbai 2011 | |
| 5 = | - | Shane Watson | AUS | 759 | 43.15 | 776 v SL at Hambantota 2011 |
| - | Virat Kohli | IND | 759 | 45.91 | 804 v Ban at Mirpur 2011 | |
| 7 | - | K Sangakkara | SL | 752 | 38.01 | 758 v Aus at Hambantota 2011 |
| 8 | - | Mike Hussey | AUS | 714 | 51.17 | 865 v NZ at Perth 2007 |
| 9 | - | Michael Clarke | AUS | 717 | 45.35 | 751 v SL at Melbourne 2008 |
| 10 | - | Jacques Kallis | SA | 701 | 45.48 | 818 v WI at Johannesburg 2004 |
| 11 | +6 | Umar Akmal | PAK | 679 | 41.21 | 688 v SL at Dubai 2011 |
| 12 | - | Gautam Gambhir | IND | 680 | 39.08 | 723 v NZ at Vadodara 2010 |
| 13 = | - | Ricky Ponting | AUS | 675 | 42.63 | 831 v NZ at Hobart 2007 |
| -2 | T Dilshan | SL | 675 | 34.75 | 766 v NZ at Colombo (RPS) 2011 | |
| 15 | - | M Jayawardene | SL | 669 | 33.53 | 742 v WI at Colombo (RPS) 2001 |
| 16 | -2 | Ross Taylor | NZ | 668 | 37.47 | 698 v Aus at Adelaide 2009 |
| 17 | -1 | Sachin Tendulkar | IND | 660 | 45.16 | 887 v Zim at Sharjah 1998 |
| 18 | -1 | Brendan Taylor | ZIM | 656 | 34.65 | 656 v NZ at Bulawayo 2011 |
| 19 | - | R ten Doeschate | NED | 653* | 67.00 | 666 v Ire at Kolkata 2011 |
| 20 | - | Virender Sehwag | IND | 651 | 35.11 | 787 v NZ at Auckland 2003 |
Bowlers |
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| Rank | +/- | Player | Team | Points | Ave | Econ | HS Rating |
| 1 | +5 | Saeed Ajmal | PAK | 693 | 25.28 | 4.18 | 693 v SL at Abu Dhabi 2011 |
| 2 | -1 | Daniel Vettori | NZ | 691 | 31.48 | 4.12 | 789 v Eng at Christchurch 2008 |
| 3 | -1 | Graeme Swann | ENG | 689 | 25.43 | 4.49 | 735 v Ind at Hyderabad 2011 |
| 4 | -1 | Mitchell Johnson | AUS | 688 | 25.22 | 4.85 | 729 v Ban at Darwin 2008 |
| 5 | -1 | Morne Morkel | SA | 678 | 23.87 | 4.86 | 704 v Ind at Centurion 2011 |
| 6 | -1 | Doug Bollinger | AUS | 660* | 23.90 | 4.57 | 676 v Eng at Hobart 2011 |
| 7 | +11 | Shahid Afridi | PAK | 655 | 33.47 | 4359 | 667 v SL at Sharjah 2011 |
| 8 | +17 | Mohammad Hafeez | PAK | 645 | 33.08 | 4.23 | 645 v SL at Abu Dhabi 2011 |
| 9 | -2 | Dale Steyn | SA | 644 | 27.75 | 5.14 | 668 v Ind at Nagpur 2011 |
| 10 | -2 | Shakib Al Hasan | BAN | 639 | 28.85 | 4.30 | 717 v Zim at Chittagong 2009 |
| 11 | -3 | Lasith Malinga | SL | 637 | 25.15 | 4.91 | 679 v Ban at Colombo (RPS) 2007 |
| 12 | -2 | Ray Price | ZIM | 636 | 35.07 | 3.85 | 722 v WI at Guyana 2010 |
| 13 | -2 | L Tsotsobe | SA | 628* | 20.39 | 4.57 | 655 v Ban at Mirpur 2011 |
| 14 = | -2 | Jacob Oram | NZ | 624 | 29.02 | 4.35 | 770 v Aus at The Oval 2004 |
| -2 | Ravi Rampaul | WI | 624 | 29.42 | 4.92 | 627 v Ban at Mirpur 2011 | |
| 16 | -2 | Brett Lee | AUS | 622 | 22.89 | 4.70 | 853 v SA at Melbourne 2006 |
| 17 | -2 | Kyle Mills | NZ | 621 | 26.18 | 4.71 | 723 v Aus at Melbourne 2009 |
| 18 | -2 | James Anderson | ENG | 618 | 30.89 | 5.04 | 700 v Ban at Dhaka 2003 |
| 19 | -2 | Johan Botha | SA | 616 | 40.67 | 4.58 | 665 v Aus at Centurion 2009 |
| 20 | -1 | Harbhajan Singh | IND | 609 | 33.40 | 4.30 | 738 v WI at Barbados 2002 |
All Rounders |
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| Rank | +/- | Players | Team | Points | HS Rating | ||
| 1 | - | Shakib Al Hasan | BAN | 415 | 453 v Zim at Chittagong 2009 | ||
| 2 | - | Shane Watson | AUS | 405 | 429 v SL at Kandy 2011 | ||
| 3 | +1 | Mohammad Hafeez | PAK | 372 | 372 v SL at Abu Dhabi 2011 | ||
| 4 | +1 | Shahid Afridi | PAK | 369 | 382 v Ban at Dambulla 2010 | ||
| 5 | -2 | Jacques Kallis | SA | 352 | 506 v WI at Barbados 2001 | ||
*Indicates a provisional rating
