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Sehwag 12th in the ICC test batsmen's ranking
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SportsDesk on 31 March, 2008 02:21:00
 
Dubai: A brilliant 319 against South Africa in the first Test match last week
propelled India's Virender Sehwag to 12th place in the Test batsmen's rankings
released by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in the city on Monday.
Sehwag is the top Indian batsman in the list, which is headed by Sri Lankan
Kumar Sangakkara with 916 rating points.
Sehwag's triple ton - the fastest in Test history - moved him up 13 places. On
current form, Sehwag has a realistic chance of returning to the top 10. He is
within touching distance of 10th place Kevin Pietersen of England who is just
behind ninth-placed Shivnarine Chanderpaul of the West Indies.
Rahul Dravid rises two places to 13th spot following his 25th Test century in
the Chennai Test. Sachin Tendulkar drops three places to 15th after a fifth-ball
duck and VVS Laxman goes down one place to 18th.
Besides Sehwag, South Africa's batting duo of Hashim Amla and Neil McKenzie
have also made significant upward movement in the rankings. Amla, who made
scores of 159 and 81 in both the innings, moves up 10 places to a career-best
24th spot while McKenzie, who contributed 94 and 155 not out, jumps 26 places to
36th position. It is McKenzie's first time in the top 40 in four years.
In the rankings for Test bowlers, India's Harbhajan Singh has climbed four
places to 24th position after match figures of 8/265. The 28-year-old stands a
good chance of returning to top 20 as only 25 ratings points separates him from
James Franklin of New Zealand, who occupies the 20th place.
The player rankings for Test all-rounders is still headed by Kallis but he is
on the verge of dropping below the 500-point mark after conceding 23 ratings
points from the Chennai Test.
Irfan Pathan is the highest ranked Indian all-rounder in seventh place while
captain Anil Kumble is in 10th position. (IANS)