Bailey on the rise

George Bailey’s record-breaking 12 months of one-day international cricket has been recognised in the latest ICC ODI Player Rankings released today.

Bailey, Australia’s ODI Player of the Year, has replaced South Africa’s Hashim Amla in third spot on the rankings with 856 ratings points. He now has AB de Villiers (872 points) and Virat Kohli (870) in his sights.

Other Australians to rise up the ranks include Glenn Maxwell in 32nd (up nine places), David Warner in 40th (up 17), James Faulkner in 50th (up 15), Shaun Marsh in 64th (up 17) and Aaron Finch in joint 65^th (up 35).

After topping the list of run-scorers in the Carlton Mid ODI Series, England’s Eoin Morgan has jumped four places to 13th.

Aussie seamer Clint McKay has returned to the top 10 after claiming six wickets at an average of 23.50 in three matches against England. He sits in equal ninth place with India’s Ravindra Jadeja.

The other Australian bowlers to improve their rankings in the 50-over format were Xavier Doherty in 29th (up six) and allrounder Faulkner in 45th (up 15).

Australia have returned to the No.1 spot in the ODI rankings after the 4-1 series defeat of England and New Zealand’s 4-0 thrashing of India.

The rankings were released on the same day that the pool groups for the ICC Cricket World Cup were locked in place, with Scotland joining Australia in Group A.

Reliance ICC ODI Team Rankings (as on 1 February after New Zealand-India series)

Rank   (+/-)     Team                         Rating           (+/-)

1           (+1)     Australia                    117                

2            (-1)     India                          115                  (-5)

3                       South Africa              110                 

4                       England                     109                  

5                       Sri Lanka                  108

6                       Pakistan                     101

7           (+1)     New Zealand               94                  (+8) 

8           (-1)      West Indies                 90                  

9                       Bangladesh                  83

10                     Zimbabwe                   55

11                     Ireland                         38

(Developed by David Kendix)

Reliance ICC ODI Player Rankings (as on February 1 after Australia-England and New Zealand-India series)

Batsmen

Rank    (+/-)        Player               Team        Pts          Ave       HS Rating

   1         ( - )        AB de Villiers     SA         872        49.46    883 v Ind at Cardiff 2013

  2         ( - )        Virat Kohli          Ind         870        51.85    882 v NZ at Hamilton 2014

   3         (+1)       George Bailey     Aus        856*!    53.12    856 v Eng at Adelaide 2014

   4         (-1)        Hashim Amla      SA         840        53.34    901 v Eng at Trent Bridge 2012

   5         ( - )        K Sangakkara      SL          816        40.11    840 v NZ at Hambantota 2013

   6         ( - )        MS Dhoni            Ind         799        53.28    836 v Aus at Delhi 2009

   7         ( - )        T Dilshan             SL          760        37.98    767 v Pak at Sharjah 2013

   8         ( - )        Jonathan Trott     Eng        736        51.25    796 v SA at The Oval 2013

   9         ( - )        Misbah-ul-Haq    Pak        735!      45.19    735 v SL at Abu Dhabi 2013

  10        (+6)       Ross Taylor         NZ         713!      40.07    713 v Ind at Wellington 2014

  11=      (+20)     K Williamson      NZ         688!      39.51    688 v Ind at Wellington 2014

              (-1)        Shikhar Dhawan  Ind         688*     41.00    736 v WI at Kanpur 2013

  13        (+4)       Eoin Morgan       Ire/Eng  683        40.55    690 v Aus at The Oval 2010

  14        (-3)        Shane Watson      Aus        676        41.06    773 v SL at Hambantota 2011

  15        (-2)        Quinton de Kock SA         673*!    46.31    673 v Ind at Centurion 2013

  16=      (-4)        Michael Clarke    Aus        660        44.66    750 v SL at Melbourne 2008

              (-1)        M Hafeez             Pak        660!      31.03    660 v SL at Abu Dhabi 2013

  18        (-4)        Alastair Cook      Eng        648        38.17    752 v Aus at Lord's 2012

  19=      ( - )        Paul Stirling        Ire          635        37.59    693 v Pak at Dublin 2013

              (+5)       Martin Guptill     NZ         635        39.16    684 v Zim at Napier 2012

Selected Rankings

Rank     (+/-)       Player                 Team      Pts          Ave       HS Rating

  23        (+3)       Ian Bell                Eng        626        37.08    702 v Ind at Edgbaston 2007

  32        (+9)       Glenn Maxwell    Aus        581*     34.50    587 v Eng at Sydney 2014

  40        (+17)     David Warner      Aus        563        31.39    589 v Eng at Lord's 2012

  50        (+15)     James Faulkner   Aus        534*     46.00    546 v Eng at Brisbane 2014

  63        (-11)      Ravi Bopara         Eng        514        31.58    543 v SA at Cardiff 2012

  64        (+17)     Shaun Marsh       Aus        513        39.69    581 v SA at Sydney 2009

  65        (+35)     Aaron Finch         Aus        512*     35.09    524 v Eng at Perth 2014

  75        (-4)        Joe Root Eng        492*     36.10    585 v SA at The Oval 2013

  86        (+13)     Jos Buttler           Eng        478*     28.81    488 v Aus at Perth 2014

  90        (-1)        Brad Haddin        Aus        459        31.64    612 v Pak at Dubai 2009

Bowlers

Rank    (+/-)        Player                Team       Pts          Ave      Econ      HS Rating

    1        ( - )        Saeed Ajmal        Pak        776        22.50    4.14      810 v SA at Centurion 2013

   2         ( - )        Dale Steyn           SA         742        25.49    4.79      746 v Ind at Durban 2013

   3         (+1)       Sunil Narine        WI         703        26.89    4.22      791 v SL at Jamaica 2013

   4         (-1)        Steven Finn         Eng        691        27.74    4.71      755 v NZ at Auckland 2013

   5         ( - )        James Anderson  Eng        679        29.11    4.97      719 v SA at The Oval 2013

   6         (+1)       Rangana Herath   SL          678        32.24    4.31      703 v SA at Pallekele 2013

   7         (+1)       L Tsotsobe           SA         674        24.96    4.75      743 v NZ at Auckland 2012

   8         (+1)       Morne Morkel     SA         673        23.54    4.78      717 v SL at East London 2012

   9=       (-3)        Ravindra Jadeja   Ind         666        33.20    4.75      738 v Zim at Bulawayo 2013

              (+3)       Clint McKay        Aus        666        24.37    4.78      709 v Eng at Cardiff 2013

  11        ( - )        Junaid Khan         Pak        655!      22.28    4.93      655 v SL at Abu Dhabi 2013

  12        (+1)       Abdur Razzak      Ban        643        28.07    4.49      679 v Zim at Bulawayo 2013

  13        (-3)        M Johnson           Aus        639        25.88    4.85      724 v Ban at Darwin 2008

  14        (+3)       Kyle Mills           NZ         633        26.74    4.72      722 v Aus at Melbourne 2009

  15        (-1)        M Hafeez             Pak        623        35.49    4.06      769 v Ind at Kolkata 2013

  16        (-1)        Kemar Roach       WI         620        26.77    4.92      650 v Pak at St Lucia 2013

  17        (+1)       Angelo Mathews SL          611        35.63    4.51      649 v Ind at Trinidad 2013

  18        (+8)       Tim Southee        NZ         607        31.52    5.20      633 v Eng at Lord's 2013

  19        ( - )        Ryan McLaren     SA         605        28.11    5.11      617 v Ind at Johannesburg 2013

  20        (+1)       Shakib Al Hasan  Ban        599        29.37    4.31      717 v Zim at Chittagong 2009

Selected Rankings

Rank     (+/-)      Player                Team       Pts          Ave      Econ      HS Rating

  28        (-5)        Boyd Rankin        Ire/Eng  570        30.79    4.84      592 v Aus at Southampton 2013

  29        (+6)       Xavier Doherty    Aus        568        38.96    4.73      592 v Eng at Lord's 2012

  34        ( - )        Stuart Broad        Eng        556       28.17    5.22      701 v SA at Trent Bridge 2008

  39        (-2)        Tim Bresnan        Eng        522        36.39    5.45      605 v Ind at The Oval 2011

  40        (-4)        James Tredwell   Eng        520*     27.55    4.95      565 v Ire at Malahide 2013

  45        (+15)     James Faulkner   Aus        505*!    30.02    5.79      505 v Eng at Adelaide 2014

  48        (-7)        Shane Watson      Aus        497        30.26    4.87      620 v WI at St Lucia 2012

  54        (+11)     Ravi Bopara         Eng        476*     36.60    4.77      484 v Aus at Perth 2014

  88        (+88)     N Coulter-Nile    Aus        386*!    33.00    5.26      386 v Eng at Adelaide 2014

100        (+45)     Ben Stokes           Eng        366*!    28.87    5.70      366 v Aus at Adelaide 2014

All-rounders

Rank    (+/-)       Player                 Team       Pts        HS Rating

   1         ( - )        M Hafeez             Pak        411       438 v Ind at Kolkata 2013

   2         ( - )        Shakib Al Hasan  Ban        376       453 v Zim at Chittagong 2009

   3         (+1)       Angelo Mathews SL          351       373 v Ind at Trinidad 2013

   4         (+1)       Ravindra Jadeja   Ind         341       378 v Eng at Edgbaston 2013

   5         (+1)       T Dilshan             SL          338       373 v NZ at Hambantota 2013

Selected Rankings

Rank    (+/-)        Player                 Team       Pts        HS Rating

   6         (-3)        Shane Watson      Aus        336       433 v WI at St Lucia 2012

   9         (+6)       James Faulkner   Aus        270*/*! 270 v Eng at Adelaide 2014