South Africa topples Australia to be on top of Ceat Cricket Rating

Mumbai, January 10, 2003 : After a horrific run against the Kiwis the Indian Cricket team finally registered its first victory in the 5th One Dayer at Wellington. With this victory India has moved up into the Third position in Ceat Cricket Team Ratings.

South Africa (78 points) currently is at the top of the heap, thanks to their emphatic win against Pakistan in the second Test at Cape Town. Shaun Pollock·s side is closely followed by the Australians (74 points) who have slipped down to the second position with their losses in Sydney, first to England in the final Test and then against the Sri Lankans in the VB Series. India shares the third spot with the West Indies (62 points).

In the individual ratings there has been only one change in the top 5. Michael Vaughan (75 points) with his brilliant century against the Australians at Sydney has moved into a tie with Herschelle Gibbs (75 points) for the fourth spot. Virender Sehwag (65 points) is currently in the 6th position. The top three remain identical to last week·s with Chris Gayle (83 points), Rahul Dravid (82 points) & Jacques Kallis (77 points).

Gibbs leads the Batsmen·s Ratings with 73 points followed by Dravid (71 batting points). Indians still rule the roost as far as Bowlers· Ratings are concerned with Harbhajan Singh and (58 bowling points) and Zaheer Khan (46 bowling points) occupying the top two spots.