Defending champions India will
enter the 11th edition of the ICC Cricket
World Cup in second spot behind
leaders Australia.
After failing to win a single game in the
recently concluded tri-series, the
Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led side trails
Australia by six points in the ODI
rankings, according to an ICC media
release.
Australia, who won the tri-series after
humbling England in the final, are
comfortably placed at the top with 120
ranking points followed by India (114)
and South Africa (113).
With just a few more international
matches left to go before the 50-over
showpiece event kickstarts on February
14 in Australia and New Zealand, the
14 competing teams are gearing up for
the warm-up matches slated between
8-13 of this month.
Meanwhile in the player rankings,
India's Virat Kohli is at the number
three spot in the batsman's chart with
South Africa's AB de Villers and Hashim
Amla at the No.1 and 2 position
respectively.
Other Indians in the top-10 of the
batting table include Shikhar Dhawan
(7), whose lack of form in the tri-series
came under intense criticism by one
and all, and Dhoni at number eight.
The bowling, which is a major cause of
worry for the Men in Blue before the
World Cup, also disappoints with no
Indian in the top-10 of the bowling
chart.
Medium-pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar
(13) and Ravindra Jadeja (14) are the
only Indian bowlers in the top-20 list
headed by Pakistan's Saeed Ajmal.
In what promises to be an exciting
World Cup, a total of 42 matches will
be played throughout the group stage
of the tournament. The top four teams
from each pool will qualify for the
quarter-finals.
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enter the 11th edition of the ICC Cricket
World Cup in second spot behind
leaders Australia.
After failing to win a single game in the
recently concluded tri-series, the
Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led side trails
Australia by six points in the ODI
rankings, according to an ICC media
release.
Australia, who won the tri-series after
humbling England in the final, are
comfortably placed at the top with 120
ranking points followed by India (114)
and South Africa (113).
With just a few more international
matches left to go before the 50-over
showpiece event kickstarts on February
14 in Australia and New Zealand, the
14 competing teams are gearing up for
the warm-up matches slated between
8-13 of this month.
Meanwhile in the player rankings,
India's Virat Kohli is at the number
three spot in the batsman's chart with
South Africa's AB de Villers and Hashim
Amla at the No.1 and 2 position
respectively.
Other Indians in the top-10 of the
batting table include Shikhar Dhawan
(7), whose lack of form in the tri-series
came under intense criticism by one
and all, and Dhoni at number eight.
The bowling, which is a major cause of
worry for the Men in Blue before the
World Cup, also disappoints with no
Indian in the top-10 of the bowling
chart.
Medium-pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar
(13) and Ravindra Jadeja (14) are the
only Indian bowlers in the top-20 list
headed by Pakistan's Saeed Ajmal.
In what promises to be an exciting
World Cup, a total of 42 matches will
be played throughout the group stage
of the tournament. The top four teams
from each pool will qualify for the
quarter-finals.
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