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Mahi becomes the
World No.1 ODI batsman |
April 20, 2006
 Mahi
better known as Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the
dynamic Indian Wicket Keeper Batsman has become
the No.1 batsman in the world for One Day
Internationals. The 24-year-old Indian edged out
the Australian Skipper Ricky Ponting by just 1
point with his half century in the 2nd ODI at
Abu Dhabi. Dhoni with a rating of 806 is having
a neck to neck race with Ponting who has 805 and
the Australian Wicket Keeper Adam Gilchrist who
is having a rating of 793. Critics all over the
world have been talking that Mahendra Singh
Dhoni has a long way to come near to Adam
Gilchrist, well he certainly has come a long way
in a short span of time to match with Gilchrist
and he is now there at the top of the world.
Dhoni is currently averaging 52.76 with a mind
boggling strike rate of 103.00 after playing 42
ODIs after making his Debut against Bangladesh
in 2004/05. This new superstar has already hit
two unbelievable knocks of 148 and 183* in his
short career. Apart from Dhoni, two more Indian
batsmen are there in the Top 10 with Rahul
Dravid and Yuvraj hanging in there at No. 9 and
No. 10 with their consistent show. Among the
bowlers, Irfan Pathan has climbed up the ladder
to No.3 and Harbhajan Singh is at No.10. The
latest ICC Cricket Ratings for teams and players
can be found
here.
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