Calcutta: India have moved up two places — from fifth to third position — in the Reliance Mobile ICC ODI Championship table after beating England in the opening two matches of the seven-ODI series.

According to an ICC release, England are now in sixth position having slipped from third following the two comprehensive defeats.

India can go up to the second spot by the end of the series if they continue winning .

Yuvraj Singh, who scored centuries in both matches, has gained no fewer than 11 places and now sits in sixth position as he enjoys the highest rating of his career to date.

RANKINGS

Teams — 1. Australia; 2. South Africa; 3. India; 4. Pakistan; 5. New Zealand; 6. England; 7. Sri Lanka; 8. West Indies; 9. Bangladesh; 10. Ireland; 11. Zimbabwe; 12. Kenya.

Batsmen — 1. M.S. Dhoni; 2. Mike Hussey; 3. Graeme Smith; 4. S. Chanderpaul; 5. Chris Gayle; 6. Yuvraj Singh; 7. Ricky Ponting; 8. Kevin Pietersen; 9. Md Yousuf; 10. Andrew Symonds.

Bowlers —1. Nathan Bracken; 2. Daniel Vettori; 3. Mitchell Johnson; 4. Kyle Mills; 5. Stuart Broad; 6. M. Muralidharan; 7. Sohail Tanvir; 8. Chaminda Vaas; 9= Jacob Oram and Jerome Taylor.

Allrounders — 1. Jacob Oram; 2. Andrew Flintoff; 3= Chris Gayle and Shoaib Malik; 5. Jacques Kallis.