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Hayden tops world batting rankings

January 26, 2003 15:06 IST
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Matthew Hayden has become both the top limited overs batsman and the highest ranked Test player in the world, according to the latest PricewaterhouseCoopers rankings.

Hayden moved ahead after the final one-day international before the World Cup on Saturday in which Australia beat England by five runs in Melbourne. He made 69 in the thrilling match.

This puts him simultaneously at number one in the Test and one-day tables, a feat achieved by very few batsmen in the past.

India's Sachin Tendulkar and West Indians Brian Lara and Viv Richards are other members of this exclusive club.

Brett Lee ended the triangular series with England and Sri Lanka at fifth spot in the bowling ratings, his best ODI level yet.

Lee is one of four Australian bowlers in the top 12.

For England, Andrew Caddick returned to the top 10, but batsman Marcus Trescothick dropped out of it, after a poor end to the tournament.

The one-day cricket rankings:

Batsmen

Player Team Points Average
Matthew Hayden Australia 823 45.53
Sanath Jayasuriya Sri Lanka 798 32.13
Yousuf Youhana Pakistan 757 42.88
Virender Sehwag India 748 36.32
Chris Gayle West Indies 738 36.44
Michael Bevan Australia 734 54.80
Jonty Rhodes South Africa 719 35.31
Adam Gilchrist Australia 715 34.16
Ricky Ponting Australia 713 41.33
Jacques Kallis South Africa 706 44.04

Bowlers

Player Team Points Average Economy
Shaun Pollock South Africa 910 22.88 3.77
Muttiah Muralitharan Sri Lanka 893 23.10 3.83
Glenn McGrath Australia 864 22.85 3.91
Makhaya Ntini South Africa 789 24.86 4.22
Brett Lee Australia 762 22.48 4.70
Wasim Akram Pakistan 759 23.69 3.89
Andrew Caddick England 716 29.29 4.01
Jason Gillespie Australia 715 25.80 4.37
Chaminda Vaas Sri Lanka 714 28.29 4.23
Harbhajan Singh India 704 29.03 4.22

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