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Dubai, Oct 5 (IBNS) Preparations for next year’s ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 will go up a notch this week when Pakistan hosts Australia in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in a three-match One-Day International (ODI) series, and world champion and number-one ranked India welcomes West Indies for a five-match ODI series.
The first of the two simultaneous series gets underway at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Tuesday, 7 October, and a 3-0 series victory for Australia will see it ascend to 114 points.
This result will give the four-time world champion the number-one ranking on the Reliance ICC ODI Team Rankings provided the West Indies wins, at least, two matches in its five-ODI series against India, which starts on Wednesday, 8 October in Kochi. This scenario will see India stay on 113 ratings points, alongside South Africa, but it will be ranked behind the Proteas when the ratings are calculated beyond the decimal point to slip from the number-one spot.
However, if India wins all five matches of the series, it will rise to 116 ratings point and grab sole position on top of the table. A 4-1 win for India and 3-0 win for Australia will put both the sides on 114 ratings points, but Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s side will retain the number-one position by a fraction of a point.
Australia, which trails third-ranked Sri Lanka by a fraction of a point, will move ahead of Angelo Mathews’ side if it wins the series against Pakistan.
If India beats the West Indies 3-2 and Australia defeats Pakistan 2-1, then South Africa will move to the top of the table.
To find out exactly how the forthcoming series will affect the Rankings Table, please click here. The ODI and T20I Rankings tables, unlike the Test Rankings Table, are updated after every match.
There is an added incentive for three of the four competing sides in these series.
India and West Indies are in Pool B of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 and this series will provide them an excellent opportunity to examine each other ahead of their match at the WACA on Friday, 6 March 2015.
Pakistan is also in Pool B and will be keeping an eye on both India and the West Indies, as the 1992 world champion will go head to head with these sides in Adelaide on 15 February and in Christchurch on 21 February, respectively.
Australia is in Pool A of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, and will kick off its campaign with a Valentine’s Day clash against England in Melbourne.
Pakistan v Australia
In the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for ODI Batsmen, Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq currently sits in 12th place, while the other batsmen from his side into the top 50 include Ahmed Shehzad (17th), MohaUmar Akmal (21st) and Shahid Afridi (50th).
Australia captain George Bailey (fourth) is his side’s highest-ranked batsman, and he trails third-ranked Virat Kohli by eight ratings points. Australia players eyeing upward movements include Aaron Finch and Glenn Maxwell (joint 25th), David Warner and James Faulkner (joint 43rd) and Phil Hughes (47th).
In the ICC Players Rankings for ODI Bowlers, Mitchell Johnson will start off as the highest-ranked bowler from either side, in seventh position.
India v West Indies
Third-ranked Virat Kohli will be aiming to reclaim his number-one ranking on the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for ODI Batsmen when he takes the field against the West Indies. Kohli surged to the top of the table earlier this year but slipped after missing the series against Bangladesh. He now trails number-one ranked AB de Villiers by 24 ratings points.
Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (sixth) and opener Shikhar Dhawan (seventh) are the other India batsman featuring inside the top 10.
For the West Indies, Darren Bravo (37th) is its high-ranked batsman, while Lendl Simmons is in 40th position. Both will be looking to gain ground on their nearest competitors when the action gets underway on 8 October.
In the ICC Players Rankings for ODI Bowlers, Ravindra Jadeja is India’s top ranked bowler in fifth spot, 13 points shy of England’s James Anderson. In Sunil Narine’s absence, 18th placed Kemar Roach is the West Indies top ranked bowler and he will be keen to progress up the leaderboard.
Jadeja also has a chance to climb the ICC Player Rankings for All-rounders as he currently sits in third place, five points off Sri Lanka’s Mathews.
Series schedule:
Pakistan v Australia
7 Oct – First ODI, Sharjah
10 Oct – Second ODI, Dubai
12 Oct – Third ODI, Abu Dhabi
India v West Indies
8 Oct – First ODI, Kochi
11 Oct – Second ODI, Visakhapatnam
14 Oct – Third ODI, Cuttack
17 Oct – Fourth ODI, Kolkata
20 Oct – Fifth ODI, Dharmasala
Reliance ICC ODI Team Rankings (as on 5 October, before the start of Pakistan-Australia and India-West Indies series)
Rank Team Rating
1 India 113
2 South Africa 113
3 Sri Lanka 111
4 Australia 111
5 England 107
6 Pakistan 100
7 New Zealand 98
8 West Indies 96
9 Bangladesh 69
10 Zimbabwe 58
11 Afghanistan 42
12 Ireland 33
(Developed by David Kendix)
Reliance ICC Player Rankings (as on 5 October, before the start of Pakistan-Australia and India-West Indies series)
Batting
Rank Player Team Pts Ave HS Rating
1 AB de Villiers SA 869 50.22 885 v SL at Hambantota 2014
2 Hashim Amla SA 848 54.36 901 v Eng at Trent Bridge 2012
3 Virat Kohli Ind 845 51.24 886 v Ban at Fatullah 2014
4 George Bailey Aus 837 49.22 867 v SA at Harare 2014
5 K.Sangakkara SL 800 40.13 853 v Afg at Mirpur 2014
6 MS Dhoni Ind 771 53.11 836 v Aus at Delhi 2009
7 Shikhar Dhawan Ind 740 42.53 746 v Eng at Edgbaston 2014
8 Tillakaratne Dilshan SL 739 37.99 767 v Pak at Sharjah 2013
9 Quinton de Kock SA 720* 44.07 747 v Zim at Harare 2014
10 Ross Taylor NZ 713! 40.07 713 v Ind at Wellington 2014
Selected
Rank Player Team Pts Ave HS Rating
12 Misbah-ul-Haq Pak 696 43.75 744 v SL at Fatullah 2014
17 Ahmed Shehzad Pak 649 34.65 670 v Ban at Mirpur 2014
19 Suresh Raina Ind 639 35.72 669 v Eng at Dharamsala 2013
21 Umar Akmal Pak 625 37.26 702 v Afg at Sharjah 2012
25 Aaron Finch Aus 582*! 37.85 582 v SA at Harare 2014
Glenn Maxwell Aus 582* 32.00 634 v Zim at Harare 2014
37 Darren Bravo WI 578 32.45 588 v Ind at Kanpur 2013
40 Lendl Simmons WI 573 31.31 629 v Ind at Visakhapatnam 2011
43= David Warner Aus 549 31.39 589 v Eng at Lord's 2012
Ravindra Jadeja Ind 549! 35.08 549 v Eng at Headingley 2014
James Faulkner Aus 549*! 43.15 549 v SA at Harare 2014
47 Phil Hughes Aus 542* 37.31 568 v Eng at Edgbaston 2013
48 Kieron Pollard WI 539 25.56 602 v Zim at Grenada 2013
50 Shahid Afridi Pak 536 23.40 663 v Ind at Lahore 1997
Bowlers
Rank Player Team Pts Ave HS Rating
1 Saeed Ajmal Pak 782 22.18 810 v SA at Centurion 2013
2 Sunil Narine WI 764 26.49 791 v SL at Jamaica 2013
3 Dale Steyn SA 712 25.63 746 v Ind at Durban 2013
4 James Anderson Eng 690 29.10 719 v SA at The Oval 2013
5 Ravindra Jadeja Ind 677 32.14 738 v Zim at Bulawayo 2013
6 Mohammad Hafeez Pak 657 35.01 769 v Ind at Kolkata 2013
7 Mitchell Johnson Aus 656 26.11 724 v Ban at Darwin 2008
8 Clint McKay Aus 650 24.37 709 v Eng at Cardiff 2013
9 Ryan McLaren SA 646 25.35 681 v Zim at Bulawayo 2014
10 Steven Finn Eng 640 28.41 755 v NZ at Auckland 2013
Selected Rankings
Rank Player Team Pts Ave HS Rating
14 Bhuvneshwar Kumar Ind 631 36.07 633 v Eng at Edgbaston 2014
16 Ravichandran Ashwin Ind 628 32.41 691 v SL at Hambantota 2012
18 Kemar Roach WI 617 26.85 650 v Pak at St Lucia 2013
20 Ravi Rampaul WI 612 29.16 628 v Ind at Ahmedabad 2011
21 Mohammad Shami Ind 609 27.58 610 v Eng at Edgbaston 2014
27 Junaid Khan Pak 581 25.90 655 v SL at Abu Dhabi 2013
32 Mohammad Irfan Pak 556* 28.76 584 v SA at Abu Dhabi 2013
33 Xavier Doherty Aus 554 38.96 592 v Eng at Lord's 2012
37 Amit Mishra Ind 544* 23.00 570 v Zim at Bulawayo 2013
41 Shahid Afridi Pak 529 34.20 673 v Ban at Mirpur 2011
45 Dwayne Bravo WI 513 29.30 601 v SA at Antigua 2010
46 Mitchell Starc Aus 508* 21.79 543 v WI at Canberra 2013
47 Darren Sammy WI 505 44.92 599 v Can at Jamaica 2010
48 James Faulkner Aus 504* 32.65 530 v Zim at Harare 2014
All-rounders
Rank Player Team Pts HS Rating
1 Mohammad Hafeez Pak 424 438 v Ind at Kolkata 2013
2 Angelo Mathews SL 387! 387 v Pak at Dambulla 2014
3 Ravindra Jadeja Ind 372 378 v Eng at Edgbaston 2013
4 Shakib Al Hasan Ban 361 453 v Zim at Chittagong 2009
5 Shane Watson Aus 320 433 v WI at St Lucia 2012
This result will give the four-time world champion the number-one ranking on the Reliance ICC ODI Team Rankings provided the West Indies wins, at least, two matches in its five-ODI series against India, which starts on Wednesday, 8 October in Kochi. This scenario will see India stay on 113 ratings points, alongside South Africa, but it will be ranked behind the Proteas when the ratings are calculated beyond the decimal point to slip from the number-one spot.
However, if India wins all five matches of the series, it will rise to 116 ratings point and grab sole position on top of the table. A 4-1 win for India and 3-0 win for Australia will put both the sides on 114 ratings points, but Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s side will retain the number-one position by a fraction of a point.
Australia, which trails third-ranked Sri Lanka by a fraction of a point, will move ahead of Angelo Mathews’ side if it wins the series against Pakistan.
If India beats the West Indies 3-2 and Australia defeats Pakistan 2-1, then South Africa will move to the top of the table.
To find out exactly how the forthcoming series will affect the Rankings Table, please click here. The ODI and T20I Rankings tables, unlike the Test Rankings Table, are updated after every match.
There is an added incentive for three of the four competing sides in these series.
India and West Indies are in Pool B of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 and this series will provide them an excellent opportunity to examine each other ahead of their match at the WACA on Friday, 6 March 2015.
Pakistan is also in Pool B and will be keeping an eye on both India and the West Indies, as the 1992 world champion will go head to head with these sides in Adelaide on 15 February and in Christchurch on 21 February, respectively.
Australia is in Pool A of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, and will kick off its campaign with a Valentine’s Day clash against England in Melbourne.
Pakistan v Australia
In the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for ODI Batsmen, Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq currently sits in 12th place, while the other batsmen from his side into the top 50 include Ahmed Shehzad (17th), MohaUmar Akmal (21st) and Shahid Afridi (50th).
Australia captain George Bailey (fourth) is his side’s highest-ranked batsman, and he trails third-ranked Virat Kohli by eight ratings points. Australia players eyeing upward movements include Aaron Finch and Glenn Maxwell (joint 25th), David Warner and James Faulkner (joint 43rd) and Phil Hughes (47th).
In the ICC Players Rankings for ODI Bowlers, Mitchell Johnson will start off as the highest-ranked bowler from either side, in seventh position.
India v West Indies
Third-ranked Virat Kohli will be aiming to reclaim his number-one ranking on the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for ODI Batsmen when he takes the field against the West Indies. Kohli surged to the top of the table earlier this year but slipped after missing the series against Bangladesh. He now trails number-one ranked AB de Villiers by 24 ratings points.
Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (sixth) and opener Shikhar Dhawan (seventh) are the other India batsman featuring inside the top 10.
For the West Indies, Darren Bravo (37th) is its high-ranked batsman, while Lendl Simmons is in 40th position. Both will be looking to gain ground on their nearest competitors when the action gets underway on 8 October.
In the ICC Players Rankings for ODI Bowlers, Ravindra Jadeja is India’s top ranked bowler in fifth spot, 13 points shy of England’s James Anderson. In Sunil Narine’s absence, 18th placed Kemar Roach is the West Indies top ranked bowler and he will be keen to progress up the leaderboard.
Jadeja also has a chance to climb the ICC Player Rankings for All-rounders as he currently sits in third place, five points off Sri Lanka’s Mathews.
Series schedule:
Pakistan v Australia
7 Oct – First ODI, Sharjah
10 Oct – Second ODI, Dubai
12 Oct – Third ODI, Abu Dhabi
India v West Indies
8 Oct – First ODI, Kochi
11 Oct – Second ODI, Visakhapatnam
14 Oct – Third ODI, Cuttack
17 Oct – Fourth ODI, Kolkata
20 Oct – Fifth ODI, Dharmasala
Reliance ICC ODI Team Rankings (as on 5 October, before the start of Pakistan-Australia and India-West Indies series)
Rank Team Rating
1 India 113
2 South Africa 113
3 Sri Lanka 111
4 Australia 111
5 England 107
6 Pakistan 100
7 New Zealand 98
8 West Indies 96
9 Bangladesh 69
10 Zimbabwe 58
11 Afghanistan 42
12 Ireland 33
(Developed by David Kendix)
Reliance ICC Player Rankings (as on 5 October, before the start of Pakistan-Australia and India-West Indies series)
Batting
Rank Player Team Pts Ave HS Rating
1 AB de Villiers SA 869 50.22 885 v SL at Hambantota 2014
2 Hashim Amla SA 848 54.36 901 v Eng at Trent Bridge 2012
3 Virat Kohli Ind 845 51.24 886 v Ban at Fatullah 2014
4 George Bailey Aus 837 49.22 867 v SA at Harare 2014
5 K.Sangakkara SL 800 40.13 853 v Afg at Mirpur 2014
6 MS Dhoni Ind 771 53.11 836 v Aus at Delhi 2009
7 Shikhar Dhawan Ind 740 42.53 746 v Eng at Edgbaston 2014
8 Tillakaratne Dilshan SL 739 37.99 767 v Pak at Sharjah 2013
9 Quinton de Kock SA 720* 44.07 747 v Zim at Harare 2014
10 Ross Taylor NZ 713! 40.07 713 v Ind at Wellington 2014
Selected
Rank Player Team Pts Ave HS Rating
12 Misbah-ul-Haq Pak 696 43.75 744 v SL at Fatullah 2014
17 Ahmed Shehzad Pak 649 34.65 670 v Ban at Mirpur 2014
19 Suresh Raina Ind 639 35.72 669 v Eng at Dharamsala 2013
21 Umar Akmal Pak 625 37.26 702 v Afg at Sharjah 2012
25 Aaron Finch Aus 582*! 37.85 582 v SA at Harare 2014
Glenn Maxwell Aus 582* 32.00 634 v Zim at Harare 2014
37 Darren Bravo WI 578 32.45 588 v Ind at Kanpur 2013
40 Lendl Simmons WI 573 31.31 629 v Ind at Visakhapatnam 2011
43= David Warner Aus 549 31.39 589 v Eng at Lord's 2012
Ravindra Jadeja Ind 549! 35.08 549 v Eng at Headingley 2014
James Faulkner Aus 549*! 43.15 549 v SA at Harare 2014
47 Phil Hughes Aus 542* 37.31 568 v Eng at Edgbaston 2013
48 Kieron Pollard WI 539 25.56 602 v Zim at Grenada 2013
50 Shahid Afridi Pak 536 23.40 663 v Ind at Lahore 1997
Bowlers
Rank Player Team Pts Ave HS Rating
1 Saeed Ajmal Pak 782 22.18 810 v SA at Centurion 2013
2 Sunil Narine WI 764 26.49 791 v SL at Jamaica 2013
3 Dale Steyn SA 712 25.63 746 v Ind at Durban 2013
4 James Anderson Eng 690 29.10 719 v SA at The Oval 2013
5 Ravindra Jadeja Ind 677 32.14 738 v Zim at Bulawayo 2013
6 Mohammad Hafeez Pak 657 35.01 769 v Ind at Kolkata 2013
7 Mitchell Johnson Aus 656 26.11 724 v Ban at Darwin 2008
8 Clint McKay Aus 650 24.37 709 v Eng at Cardiff 2013
9 Ryan McLaren SA 646 25.35 681 v Zim at Bulawayo 2014
10 Steven Finn Eng 640 28.41 755 v NZ at Auckland 2013
Selected Rankings
Rank Player Team Pts Ave HS Rating
14 Bhuvneshwar Kumar Ind 631 36.07 633 v Eng at Edgbaston 2014
16 Ravichandran Ashwin Ind 628 32.41 691 v SL at Hambantota 2012
18 Kemar Roach WI 617 26.85 650 v Pak at St Lucia 2013
20 Ravi Rampaul WI 612 29.16 628 v Ind at Ahmedabad 2011
21 Mohammad Shami Ind 609 27.58 610 v Eng at Edgbaston 2014
27 Junaid Khan Pak 581 25.90 655 v SL at Abu Dhabi 2013
32 Mohammad Irfan Pak 556* 28.76 584 v SA at Abu Dhabi 2013
33 Xavier Doherty Aus 554 38.96 592 v Eng at Lord's 2012
37 Amit Mishra Ind 544* 23.00 570 v Zim at Bulawayo 2013
41 Shahid Afridi Pak 529 34.20 673 v Ban at Mirpur 2011
45 Dwayne Bravo WI 513 29.30 601 v SA at Antigua 2010
46 Mitchell Starc Aus 508* 21.79 543 v WI at Canberra 2013
47 Darren Sammy WI 505 44.92 599 v Can at Jamaica 2010
48 James Faulkner Aus 504* 32.65 530 v Zim at Harare 2014
All-rounders
Rank Player Team Pts HS Rating
1 Mohammad Hafeez Pak 424 438 v Ind at Kolkata 2013
2 Angelo Mathews SL 387! 387 v Pak at Dambulla 2014
3 Ravindra Jadeja Ind 372 378 v Eng at Edgbaston 2013
4 Shakib Al Hasan Ban 361 453 v Zim at Chittagong 2009
5 Shane Watson Aus 320 433 v WI at St Lucia 2012
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