Indian team in the running for the top spot in Ceat Cricket Ratings.

Mumbai September 23, 2002: 'Team India' holds the second spot in the CEAT Team Rating with 30 points. A victory in the ICC Champions Trophy will propel Sourav Ganguly's side past the current toppers Sri Lanka, who are nine points ahead.

Looking at the consistency of the Indian team in the recent past, it does not seem to be a difficult task for Saurav and his boys to emerge as top team in the Champions Trophy and beat Sri Lanka to the top spot of the Ceat Cricket rating.

Rahul Dravid, India's most successful batsman in the Test series against England continues to hold the top spot in the CEAT Cricket Rating for the year 2002-03. Dravid, whose tally of points was 53 at the end of the Test series, gained two more points by virtue of his classy 71 against Zimbabwe in the ICC Champions Trophy.

Behind Dravid in the Rating is England's Michael Vaughan, whose tally of points is 46. Sanath Jayasuriya and Marcus Trescothick, both of whom scored centuries in their respective teams' first matches in the ICC Champions Trophy, hold the third and fourth spots respectively. The only other Indian in the top ten is Sachin Tendulkar, who is ranked sixth with 39 points.

Mohd. Kaif who scored a match-winning 111 against Zimbabwe has jumped up 30 spots from last week and is currently at the 38th position with 14 points.