Calcutta: Australia batsman Michael Hussey will have another chance to regain the No. 1 batting position in the Reliance Mobile ICC ODI Championship when Australia go head to head with New Zealand in the five-match ODI series, the first match being in Napier on Wednesday.

Hussey had briefly claimed the top spot from India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni after a successful series against Pakistan in which he had scored 220 runs.

With only 10 points separating the two batsmen, Hussey has a good opportunity not only to retake the top spot position but also retain it for a longer period as India has no ODI commitments until May.

In the team rankings, fourth-placed New Zealand can leapfrog India in the second place if they manage a 5-0 clean sweep against the Aussies, who have already secured the No. 1 spot for the annual cut-off date of April 1.

Rankings

Teams: 1. Australia (134); 2. India (122); 3. South Africa (117); 4. New Zealand (113); 5. England (110); 6. Sri Lanka (108); 7. Pakistan (104); 8. West Indies (74); 9. Bangladesh (53); 10. Zimbabwe (26); 11. Ireland (25); 12. Kenya (2)

Batsmen: 1. MS Dhoni (Ind); 2. M. Hussey (Aus); 3. AB de Villiers (SA); 4. S. Tendulkar (Ind); 5. R. Ponting (Aus); 6. G. Smith (SA); 7= S.Chanderpaul (WI), C. Gayle (WI); 9. J. Kallis (SA); 10. K. Sangakkara (SL)

Bowlers: 1. D. Vettori (NZ); 2. R. Price (Zim); 3. S. Hasan (Ban); 4. N. Kulasekara (SL); 5. K. Mills (NZ); 6. H. Singh (Ind); 7= S. Bond (NZ), S. Broad (Eng); 9. J. Oram (NZ); 10. D. Steyn (SA)

All-rounders: 1. S. Hasan (Ban); 2. S. Watson (Aus); 3. Y. Singh (Ind); 4. J. Oram (NZ); 5. J. Kallis (SA)