Calcutta: India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni regained the top spot in the International Council of Cricket’s (ICC) player rankings for One-day International batsmen. Michael Hussey, who had been atop briefly following Australia’s recent series against Pakistan, dropped below Dhoni.

In the team rankings, if South Africa can defeat India 2-1 or better in the upcoming three-match ODI series beginning Sunday, they can move up to the No. 2 spot. However, even if India win the series 3-0, they will be unable to displace Australia from the top spot.

Rankings

Team: 1. Australia (134), 2. India (121), 3. South Africa (119), 4. New Zealand (113), 5. England (109), 6. Pakistan (108), 7. Sri Lanka (104), 8. West Indies (74), 9. Bangladesh (53), 10. Zimbabwe (26), 11. Ireland (25), 12. Kenya (2)

Batsmen: 1. MS Dhoni, 2. M. Hussey, 3. AB de Villiers, 4. R. Ponting, 5. G. Smith, 6. S. Tendulkar, 7. S. Chanderpaul and C. Gayle, 9. V. Sehwag, 10. K. Sangakkara

Bowlers: 1. D. Vettori, 2. R. Price, 3. S. Hasan, 4. N. Kulasekara, 5. K. Mills, 6. H. Singh, 7. S. Broad, 8. S. Bond, 9. J. Oram, 10. S. Afridi

All-rounders: 1. S. Hasan, 2. S. Watson, 3. Y. Singh, 4. J. Oram, 5. S Afridi