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Amla moves up, Bailey slides

Stocks rise and fall in latest ODI rankings

Australia's current break from international cricket has done little to impact on its players in the latest ICC one-day international player rankings.

Middle-order man George Bailey drops one place to number four among the world's ODI batsmen, with AB de Villiers retaining the No.1 place, his captain Hashim Amla rising two places to No.2 after an outstanding series against Sri Lanka, and Indian superstar Virat Kohli slotting in at three.

Among the bowlers, Victorian Clint McKay is the highest-placed Australian, jumping two places to equal fifth alongside Indian spinner Ravindra Jadeja. 

Mitchell Johnson maintains his spot in the top 10, again ranked No.9. 

Topping the bowling tree is Pakistani spinner Saeed Ajmal, the man earmarked as Australia's biggest threat ahead of their UAE tour in October.

Despite South Africa's groundbreaking series victory in Sri Lanka, Michael Clarke's Australians retain the No.1 place atop the team ODI rankings.  

ICC top 10 batsmen

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

   1           ( - )          AB de Villiers        SA           885!       49.94     885 v SL at Hambantota 2014

   2=        (+2)         Hashim Amla       SA           868         54.58     901 v Eng at Trent Bridge 2012

                ( - )          Virat Kohli            Ind          868         52.16     886 v Ban at Fatullah 2014

   4           (-1)          George Bailey       Aus         856*!    53.12     856 v Eng at Adelaide 2014

   5           ( - )          K Sangakkara      SL           823         40.39     853 v Afg at Mirpur 2014

   6           ( - )          MS Dhoni              Ind          771         53.28     836 v Aus at Delhi 2009

   7           ( - )          T. Dilshan              SL           750         38.02     767 v Pak at Sharjah 2013

   8           ( - )          Misbah-ul-Haq    Pak         715         44.38     744 v SL at Fatullah 2014

   9           ( - )          Ross Taylor          NZ          713!       40.07     713 v Ind at Wellington 2014

  10         ( - )          Shikhar Dhawan  Ind          712*      41.77     736 v WI at Kanpur 2013

ICC top 10 bowlers

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

   1           ( - )          Saeed Ajmal         Pak         789         22.25     4.14       810 v SA at Centurion 2013

   2           (+1)         Sunil Narine          WI          714         26.97     4.19       791 v SL at Jamaica 2013

   3           (+1)         James Anderson  Eng         706         28.69     4.94       719 v SA at The Oval 2013

   4           (-2)          Dale Steyn            SA           703         25.98     4.83       746 v Ind at Durban 2013

   5=        (+2)         Clint McKay         Aus         666         24.37     4.78       709 v Eng at Cardiff 2013

                (+2)         Ravindra Jadeja  Ind          666         32.58     4.71       738 v Zim at Bulawayo 2013

   7           (-2)          L. Tsotsobe           SA           664         24.96     4.75       743 v NZ at Auckland 2012

   8           (-2)          Morne Morkel      SA           656         23.75     4.83       717 v SL at E London 2012

   9           ( - )          Mitchell Johnson Aus         639         25.88     4.85       724 v Ban at Darwin 2008

  10=       ( - )          M. Hafeez             Pak         637         35.60     4.06       769 v Ind at Kolkata 2013

                (+10)      Ryan McLaren    SA           637!       25.96     5.10       637 v SL at Hambantota 2014

ICC team rankings

Rank   Team              Rating           

1          Australia          115

2          India                112

3          Sri Lanka         111

4          South Africa   111

5          England           109

6          Pakistan           100

7          New Zealand  98

8          West Indies     94

9          Bangladesh     72

10        Zimbabwe       61

11        Afghanistan    34

12        Ireland             33