Tendulkar reclaims top spot
Wisden CricInfo staff - February 25, 2002
Batting top 20
Bowling top 20
PwC ODI ratings
Full PricewaterhouseCoopers ratings
India's Sachin Tendulkar reclaimed top spot in the
latest Pricewaterhouse Coopers world cricket batting ratings which were announced on Monday.
Tendulkar leads Brian Lara by 10 points in the table,
which ranks players not just purely on averages alone but also takes into account the quality of the opposition they have faced.
Australia's wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist has climbed into third spot, his elevation owing much to the fastest Test double century he scored in the first Test victory over South Africa on Sunday. Gilchrist made 204 not out of a total of 652 for 7 declared and is one of five Australian batsmen in the top ten.
In the bowling standings, South Africa paceman Allan Donald, who announced his Test retirement on Monday, finished his career in sixth place. Donald, who took 330 Test wickets at an average of 22.25 in 72 Tests, topped the standings in 1999.
Batting
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|
Name
|
|
Rating
|
Average
|
|
1
|
SachinTendulkar
|
Ind
|
897
|
58.87
|
|
2
|
Brian Lara
|
WI
|
887
|
50.49
|
|
3
|
Adam Gilchrist
|
Aus
|
877
|
57.30
|
|
4
|
Matthew Hayden
|
Aus
|
876
|
49.27
|
|
5
|
Damien Martyn
|
Aus
|
814
|
57.25
|
|
6
|
M.Jayawardene
|
Sri
|
812
|
48.72
|
|
7
|
Steve Waugh
|
Aus
|
795
|
50.72
|
|
8
|
Justin Langer
|
Aus
|
774
|
44.63
|
|
9
|
Andy Flower
|
Zim
|
773
|
52.44
|
|
10
|
Yousuf Youhana
|
Pak
|
759
|
49.66
|
|
11
|
Jacques Kallis
|
SA
|
755
|
46.88
|
|
12=
|
Inzamam-ul-Haq
|
Pak
|
740
|
46.76
|
|
|
Rahul Dravid
|
Ind
|
740
|
52.06
|
|
14
|
M Richardson
|
NZ
|
728
|
54.40
|
|
15
|
Mark Waugh
|
Aus
|
705
|
42.57
|
|
16=
|
Herschelle.Gibbs
|
SA
|
702
|
39.74
|
|
|
Craig McMillan
|
NZ
|
702
|
43.27
|
|
18
|
M.Trescothick
|
Eng
|
700
|
38.55
|
|
19
|
K Sangakkara
|
SL
|
695
|
46.17
|
|
20
|
Daryll Cullinan
|
SA
|
688
|
44.21
|
Bowling
|
|
Name
|
|
Rating
|
Average
|
|
1
|
Muttiah Muralitharan
|
SL
|
915
|
23.53
|
|
2
|
Glenn McGrath
|
Aus
|
914
|
21.67
|
|
3
|
Shaun Pollock
|
SA
|
892
|
20.72
|
|
4
|
Shane Warne
|
Aus
|
748
|
26.52
|
|
5
|
Waqar Younis
|
Pak
|
733
|
22.65
|
|
6
|
Allan Donald
|
SA
|
731
|
22.25
|
|
7
|
Darren Gough
|
Eng
|
724
|
27.57
|
|
8
|
Anil Kumble
|
Ind
|
719
|
27.70
|
|
9=
|
Chris Cairns
|
NZ
|
699
|
28.91
|
|
|
Saqlain Mushtaq
|
Pak
|
699
|
28.86
|
|
11
|
Jason Gillespie
|
Aus
|
693
|
25.33
|
|
12
|
Chaminda Vaas
|
Sri
|
665
|
28.81
|
|
13
|
Javagal Srinath
|
Ind
|
639
|
29.77
|
|
14
|
Harbhajan Singh
|
Ind
|
631
|
29.07
|
|
15
|
Brett Lee
|
Aus
|
609
|
25.09
|
|
16
|
Stuart MacGill
|
Aus
|
596
|
25.01
|
|
17
|
Wasim Akram
|
Pak
|
595
|
23.62
|
|
18
|
Andrew Caddick
|
Eng
|
588
|
29.79
|
|
19
|
Daniel Vettori
|
NZ
|
584
|
32.28
|
|
20
|
Colin Miller
|
Aus
|
579
|
26.15
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