Sarwan, Gayle in top 6
published: Tuesday | June 3, 2003
LONDON, Reuters:
Ramnaresh Sarwan and Chris Gayle are firmly established in the top 10 of the international one-day batting ratings after West Indies' improved showing in the recent series against Australia.
West Indies lost the first four fixtures to the world champions but finished strongly to win the last three matches.
Sarwan shares second place with Australia's one-day skipper Ricky Ponting behind India's Sachin Tendulkar, while opener Gayle enters the top 10 in sixth place.
Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan shares the top spot in the bowling ranks with South Africa's Shaun Pollock.
The latest leading Pricewater-house/Coopers one-day international ratings after West Indies v Australia series:
Top 10 batsmen, points and average:
1. Sachin Tendulkar, India, 773, 44.43; 2. Ricky Ponting, Australia, 750, 41.85; Ramnaresh Sarwan, West Indies, 750, 51.96; 4. Herschelle Gibbs, South Africa, 746, 36.66; 5. Adam Gilchrist, Australia, 743, 34.63; 6. Chris Gayle, West Indies, 741, 36.54; 7. Michael Bevan, Australia, 730, 54.80; 8. Sanath Jayasuriya, Sri Lanka, 723, 31.96; 9. Matthew Hayden, Australia, 714, 41.44; 10. Virender Sehwag, India, 710, 34.69.
Top 10 bowlers, points, and average:
1. Muttiah Muralitharan, Sri Lanka, 901, 22.30; 2. Shaun Pollock, South Africa, 901, 22.79; 3. Glenn McGrath, Australia, 884, 22.38; 4. Makhaya Ntini, South Africa, 818, 23.85; 5. Brett Lee, Australia, 785, 21.71; 6. Chaminda Vaas, Sri Lanka, 773, 27.43; 7. Shane Bond, New Zealand, 756, 19.00; 8. Jason Gillespie, Australia, 752, 24.82; 9. Zaheer Khan, India, 742, 24.82; 10. Harbhajan Singh, India, 728, 28.29.
