Indian duo drop down in ICC rankings – Cricket News Update
Indian veteran duo, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Dravid-c2229 dropped a place in the new ICC Test rankings for batsman.
The little Master endured a tough time against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 in the 2-0 series win, where he failed to conjure up the magical three figure score, which would have made him the only player to score hundred centuries in a career. He fell agonizingly short of
that mark after departing on 94 in the third and final Test against the Caribbean outfit at his home ground, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820.
Dravid also slipped down one place despite being among a regular run getter for his team. The other Indian batters in the Top 20 include http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Sehwag-c2739 (19).
The notable jump in the Test ranking was made by Pakistani veteran batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747. The right-hander has been the inform player for his team over the past couple of months and moved to
5th – a jump of 11 places. The other Men In Green player in the first 20 is skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Misbah-ul-Haq-c1972.
As for the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 (118) and South Africa (116). With the Poms head and shoulder above the rest, the remaining positions are up for grabs, all depending on the upcoming cricketing fixtures
which sees http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758.
The Proteas recently lost their 2nd place after drawing their home series against the Kangaroos but could make amends if they beat their next opponents by a 2-0 margin. On the other hand, if the Lankans win by 1-0, they will take the fourth slot,
currently occupied by the Aussies.
Therefore all is geared for an interesting battle between some of the top cricketing nations and with ICC rankings at stake, there is little motivation needed for players to turn on the style.
Ironically the Indians have never beaten the Kangaroos on their home turf in a full fledge series, while http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 is in search of their first home-series win in over three years.
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