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Gayle moves to top of ODI rankings

November 07, 2006 21:46 IST

West Indies' [ Images ] Chris Gayle [ Images ] took over as the top all-rounder and moved up to the second position in batting in the International Cricket Council [ Images ] LG one-day players' rankings following his stunning performances in the Champions Trophy [ Images ].

The 27-year-old left-handed opener was the tournament's leading run-getter with 474 runs at an average of 79 with three centuries.

The Jamaican also took eight wickets with his teasing off-spin and held four catches to be adjudged the player of the tournament.

Australia [ Images ] won their maiden Champions Trophy victory, defeating holders West Indies in the final last Sunday to strengthen their top standing as a team.

Australia's Michael Hussey [ Images ], who won the ICC [ Images ] ODI player-of-the-year award last week, retains his number one position in batting in the rankings released on Tuesday.

England's [ Images ] versatile Kevin Pietersen [ Images ] is third in the batting list.

Gayle took over as top one-day all-rounder from South Africa's [ Images ] Shaun Pollock [ Images ], who is still ranked the top bowler.

LG ICC ODI Championship

Rank    Team                Points

1          Australia           131
2          South Africa     122
3          New Zealand [ Images ]    113
4          Pakistan           110
5          India [ Images ]                 110
6          Sri Lanka [ Images ]         108
7          West Indies      106
8          England            99
9          Bangladesh       34
10        Zimbabwe        30

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