Close fight between Dravid and Gayle for top spot in Ceat Cricket Rating

Mumbai, 13th December 2002: Rahul Dravid may have lost the top spot in the overall CEAT Cricket Rating for 2002-03 to West Indian Chris Gayle, but he continues to head the batting and fielding tables.

Dravid has to his credit 70 batting points, seven more than Gayle. He heads the fielding table with nine points. His teammate Harbhajan Singh heads the bowling table with 52 points, a clear 11 more than previous year's overall topper Muttiah Muralitharan.

Gayle heads the overall rating with 80 points, and Dravid is just one point behind with 79.

Australia and India maintain their first and second spots and tally of points (62 and 60 respectively) in the Team rating. Just three points behind India are their traditional rivals Pakistan, who thrashed South Africa by 182 runs in the second one-day international between the two teams. The Proteas, by virtue of their one-day series win over Sri Lanka and the victory in the first one-dayer against Pakistan, are ranked fourth in the rating with 56 points.