{"id":2326,"date":"2012-02-04T09:30:14","date_gmt":"2012-02-04T09:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=2326"},"modified":"2012-02-04T09:30:14","modified_gmt":"2012-02-04T09:30:14","slug":"kohli-top-ranked-batsman-in-upcoming-tri-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=2326","title":{"rendered":"Kohli: Top ranked batsman in upcoming tri-series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>New Delhi<\/strong>: <a href=\"component\/search\/?searchword=Virat+Kohli&amp;ordering=&amp;searchphrase=all\" title=\"http:\/\/www.indiansportsnews.com\/component\/search\/?searchword=Virat+Kohli&amp;ordering=&amp;searchphrase=all\">Virat Kohli<\/a> of India will start off as the highest-ranked batsman in the India-Sri Lanka-Australia tri-series starting tomorrow. Kohli is ranked third in the ICC ODI ratings.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Kohli, who showed good form in the Test series against Australia when he ended up as his side\u2019s leading run-getter with 300 runs, trails South Africa\u2019s ODI captain AB De Villiers (at second place) by 45 ratings points while Hashim Amla sits on top, another 26 rating points ahead. Amla and de Villiers will feature in the three-match ODI series in New Zealand from 25 February to 3 March.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The other batsmen in the series inside the top10 include India captain <a href=\"component\/search\/?searchword=Mahendra+Singh+Dhoni&amp;ordering=newest&amp;searchphrase=all&amp;limit=20\" title=\"http:\/\/www.indiansportsnews.com\/component\/search\/?searchword=Mahendra+Singh+Dhoni&amp;ordering=newest&amp;searchphrase=all&amp;limit=20\">Mahendra Singh Dhoni <\/a>(sixth), Kumar Sangakkara (seventh), Mike Hussey (eighth) and Michael Clarke (ninth). And depending on how these batsmen perform over the next few weeks, there could be changes in the top-half of the batting chart.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for ODI bowlers, Sri Lanka\u2019s Lasith Malinga is the highest-ranked bowler in the series in 10th position. India\u2019s Ravindra Jadeja and Brett Lee of Australia are the highest-ranked bowlers of their sides in 13th and 15th positions, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>By Indian Sports News<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>New Delhi<\/strong>: <a href=\"component\/search\/?searchword=Virat+Kohli&amp;ordering=&amp;searchphrase=all\" title=\"http:\/\/www.indiansportsnews.com\/component\/search\/?searchword=Virat+Kohli&amp;ordering=&amp;searchphrase=all\">Virat Kohli<\/a> of India will start off as the highest-ranked batsman in the India-Sri Lanka-Australia tri-series starting tomorrow. 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