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India moves to third, Yuvraj in top-10

Dubai: Resounding success against England in the first two one-dayers has propelled India to the third spot, while Yuvraj Singh’s consecutive centuries, has catapulted him into the top-10 in the latest ICC ODI rankings issued on Tuesday.

Yuvraj gained 11 places to attain his career-best ranking of sixth place among batsmen.

The two defeats cost England dearly as it slumped to the sixth spot.

Bolstered by the 3-0 series win against the West Indies in Abu Dhabi, Pakistan has moved up two places to fourth, while Australia is still at the top, some 12 ratings points clear of South Africa, which is just four points ahead of India.

Gautam Gambhir also progressed four spots and now sits just behind Pakistan’s Younus Khan in 22nd place among batsmen.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni continues to be the No. 1, with Australia’s Michael Hussey and Graeme Smith of South Africa grabbing the second and third place respectively. — PTI

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