Two match-winning knocks against Australia [ Images ] in the tri-series finals have propelled Sachin Tendulkar [ Images ] back to the position of world's number one ODI batsman displacing the vanquished Australian skipper Ricky Ponting [ Images ] in the ICC [ Images ] Rankings on Tuesday.

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Tendulkar is seven rating points clear of Ponting, who had a miserable run with the bat during the series and struggled against a young Indian attack.

The second-placed Ponting is followed by South African captain Graeme Smith [ Images ] at the third spot.

Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni [ Images ], who became the first Indian wicketkeeper to score more than 300 runs and effect 20 dismissals in a series, is at the 10th spot with 728 points, just five below ninth-placed Herschelle Gibbs [ Images ].

Dhoni's deputy Yuvraj Singh [ Images ] occupies the 18th position with 691 points.