Calcutta: Mahendra Singh Dhoni moved up one place to fourth in the LG ICC players rankings for ODI batsmen following his fine form in India’s series win over Bangladesh.

The 2-0 success too was good enough for India to show some signs of recovery following their disappointing sojourn in the World Cup.

Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi is on his way back to his best following an excellent ODI series against Sri Lanka in Abu Dhabi. He also moved up to seventh in the allrounders’ ranking table.

ODI RANKINGS

TEAMS — 1. Australia (130 points), 2. South Africa (124), 3. New Zealand (113), 4. Pakistan (111), 5. Sri Lanka (110), 6. India (107), 7. England (104), 8. West Indies (99), 9. Bangladesh (45), 10. Ireland (29), 11. Zimbabwe (22), 12. Kenya (0).

BATSMEN — 1. Kevin Pietersen (Eng; 827), 2. Ricky Ponting (Aus; 799), 3. Mike Hussey (Aus; 766), 4. Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Ind; 761), 5. Matthew Hayden (Aus; 746) and Ramnaresh Sarwan (WI; 746), 7. Sanath Jayasuriya (SL; 740) and Graeme Smith (SA; 740), 9. Adam Gilchrist (Aus; 729), 10. Michael Clarke (Aus; 728).

BOWLERS — 1. Shaun Pollock (SA; 897), 2. Nathan Bracken (Aus; 794), 3. Shane Bond (NZ; 790), 4. Chaminda Vaas (SL; 753), 5. Muttiah Muralidharan (SL; 741), 6. Daniel Vettori (NZ; 697), 7. Makhaya Ntini (SA; 694), 8. Brett Lee (Aus; 686), 9. Abdur Razzaq (Ban; 673), 10. Andre Nel (SA; 662).

ALLROUNDERS — 1. Shaun Pollock (SA; 459), 2. Jacques Kallis (SA; 396), 3. Chris Gayle (WI; 381), 4. Andrew Flintoff (Eng; 373), 5. Sanath Jayasuriya (SL; 360).