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Lara tops ratings; Dravid close behind

London: Rahul Dravid's match-winning 270 in the Rawalpindi Test against Pakistan did not prove enough for him to top the international Test cricket ratings, with the stylish Indian batsman finishing second behind West Indies batting genius Brian Lara.

According to the PricewaterhouseCoopers ratings released here, Dravid, at 892 points, is five behind Lara, who hammered international cricket's first quadruple century against England recently.

Virender Sehwag, who became the first Indian to score a triple century, was placed one spot behind Sachin Tendulkar.

Among the bowlers, leg spinner Anil Kumble, at seven, is the only Indian bowler in the top ten. Sri Lankan spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan tops the charts followed by South Africa's Shaun Pollock and Shoaib Ahktar of Pakistan.

The ratings: Batsmen: 1. Brian Lara 897, 2. Rahul Dravid 892, 3. Matthew Hayden 881, 4. Ricky Ponting 864, 5. Jacques Kallis 833, 6. Herschelle Gibbs 815, 7. Inzamam-ul-Haq 785, 8. Sachin Tendulkar 784, 9. Virender Sehwag 782, 10. Graeme Smith 759. Bowlers: 1. Muttiah Muralitharan 904, 2. Shaun Pollock 837, 3. Shoaib Akhtar 826, 4. Steve Harmison 802, 5. Shane Warne 777, 6. Glenn McGrath 775, 7. Anil Kumble 751, 8. Jason Gillespie 746, 9. Makhya Ntini 722, 10. Darryl Tuffey 673.

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