India in line for top ODI ranking - Cricket News Update
India will have a chance to move to the summit of ODI cricket, provided they clean sweep Sri Lanka in the upcoming five-match series, which starts on July 21. However, all could change when South Africa and England battle in the limited-overs series which
will commence following the conclusion of the ongoing Test series.
The Men in Blue had a rough stint following their World Cup triumph on home soil, faltering away to England and Australia. Apart from being hammered in the longer version by Poms, the Asian giants failed to make an impact in the limited-over format and suffered
a 3-0 defeat in the five-match series. The first ODI was washed out and the fourth match was drawn, using the D/L method, after rain had halted proceedings.
However, they then changed the tides at home, and inflicted a clean sweep to the touring English party and further managed to win the subsequent series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760.
The next outing for the sub-continental giants Down Under turned into a disaster as the Test side was whitewashed once again, while the team managed to win just two ODIs in the Commonwealth Bank Series, where http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 and Australia competed in the finals.
Their bad run continued in this year’s Asia Cup where they came unstuck against a spirited Bengali side, which went onto battle Pakistan in the finals. Nonetheless, the tournament witnessed http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Kohli-c2737
also stole the limelight with a stupendous century against arch-rivals, Pakistan.
With a month and half break, following the player’s involvement in the Indian Premier League, the Men in Blue will be eager to perform well and set a perfect tone for another packed cricketing year.
Dhoni’s men have performed well on Lankan soil in the past, wining the last two series by a 3-2 and 4-1 margin respectively. However, the hosts are in impressive form of late, having recently beaten http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 in the 50-overs and extended overs formats.
The current standings for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750, with a rating of 117, lies in fourth.
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