Vettori world's best, no NZ batsman in top 20 but Black Caps third in world ODI team rankings

Daniel Vettori is the best bowler in the world but New Zealand doesn’t have one player rated among the top 20 one day batsmen in the world in the latest world rankings just released.

The Blacks Caps are rated three in the world being Australia and South Africa after beating England 2-1 in the just ended one-day series.

Scott Styris in New Zealand’s top ranked batsman at 22 – his highest ever rating to date. Jacob Oram has slipped two places to third in the all-rounder stakes. Kylie Mills has jumped six places to 10th on the bowling ladder.

New Zealand may slip back to fourth in the world rankings if India beats Pakistan and Sri Lanka in the current Asia Cup tournament.

ICC one day Championship (as of 29 June)

Rank Team Rating

1 Australia 128

2 South Africa 127

3 New Zealand 115

4 India 114

5 Pakistan 110

6 Sri Lanka 105

7 England 103

8 West Indies 98

9 Bangladesh 46

10 Ireland 20

11 Zimbabwe 18

12 Kenya 0

ICC One-Day Rankings (as of 29 June)

Batsmen

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

1 ( - ) Graeme Smith SA 792 ! 41.11 792 v Ban at Dhaka 2008

2 (+1) S.R.Tendulkar Ind 758 44.33 887 v Zim at Sharjah 1998

3 (+1) Mhd Yousuf Pak 752 43.41 777 v SA at Rawalpindi 2003

4= (-2) Ricky Ponting Aus 750 43.14 832 v NZ at Hobart 2007

(+3) Mike Hussey Aus 750 55.47 863 v NZ at Perth 2007

(+5) MS Dhoni Ind 750 47.33 806 v WI at Kingston 2006

7 (-2) S.Chanderpaul WI 744 40.48 754 v SA at Durban 1999

8= (+2) AB de Villiers SA 733 ! 37.66 733 v Ban at Dhaka 2008

(-3) Matthew Hayden Aus 733 43.80 854 v Ind at Centurion 2003

10 (+1) H.H.Gibbs SA 718 36.53 750 v SL at Durban 2003

11 (-3) Kevin Pietersen Eng 717 47.14 834 v Aus at Antigua 2007

12 ( - ) Michael Clarke Aus 716 43.79 756 v SL at Melbourne 2008

13 ( - ) Andrew Symonds Aus 706 39.68 778 v Ind at Nagpur 2007

14= (+1) K.C.Sangakkara SL 701 35.88 760 v Ind at Rajkot 2007

( - ) Yuvraj Singh Ind 701 36.34 739 v WI at Port-of-Spain 2006

16 (+1) Jacques Kallis SA 688 45.21 816 v WI at Johannesburg 2004

17 (+7) Shoaib Malik Pak 674 35.62 685 v Ind at Lahore 2006

18 ( - ) Chris Gayle WI 673 38.64 804 v Aus at Mumbai 2006

19 (-3) Salman Butt Pak 669 39.65 689 v Ind at Dhaka 2008

20= ( - ) Gautam Gambhir Ind 666 38.08 679 v HK at Karachi 2008

(-1) R.R.Sarwan WI 666 43.68 798 v Ind at St Kitts 2006

Bowlers

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

1 ( - ) Daniel Vettori NZ 769 31.89 4.17 790 v Eng at Christchurch 2008

2 ( - ) Nathan Bracken Aus 764 21.72 4.37 806 v SL at St George's 2007

3 ( - ) Shane Bond NZ 718 19.32 4.20 811 v SA at St George's 2007

4 ( - ) Chaminda Vaas SL 693 27.38 4.18 861 v SA at Colombo (RPS) 2004

5 (+3) Daren Powell WI 686 ! 30.14 4.52 686 v Aus at St George's 2008

6 ( - ) Andre Nel SA 682 26.95 4.61 685 v Ban at Dhaka 2008

7= (+3) Brett Lee Aus 677 22.79 4.70 853 v SA at Melbourne 2006

(+2) Jerome Taylor WI 677 27.38 4.68 688 v SA at Cape Town 2008

9 (-3) Shahid Afridi Pak 672 34.46 4.62 685 v Ind at Dhaka 2008

10 (-6) Kyle Mills NZ 670 26.74 4.68 694 v Ban at Queenstown 2007

11 ( - ) M.Muralidaran SL 668 22.98 3.87 913 v NZ at Sharjah 2002

12 (+22) Stuart Broad Eng 646*! 28.04 4.85 646 v NZ at Lord's 2008

13 (-1) M.F.Maharoof SL 637 24.39 4.65 671 v Eng at Dambulla 2007

14 ( - ) Makhaya Ntini SA 635 24.12 4.46 782 v WI at Cape Town 2004

15 (+2) M.G.Johnson Aus 632* 25.50 4.81 659 v SL at Melbourne 2008

16 (-3) Brad Hogg Aus 629 26.84 4.52 687 v Ind at Nagpur 2007

17 (-2) Andrew Flintoff Eng 619 25.10 4.37 755 v Ban at Dhaka 2003

18 (-3) Jacob Oram NZ 618 31.55 4.47 768 v Aus at The Oval 2004

19 ( - ) Peter Ongondo Ken 610 ! 25.14 4.34 610 v Ber at Nairobi 2007

20 (+3) Abdur Razzak Ban 608 24.85 4.20 711 v Eng at Bridgetown 2007

All-rounders

Rank (+/-) Player Team Points HS Rating

1 (+1) Shoaib Malik Pak 350 402 v WI at Brisbane 2005

2 (-1) Shahid Afridi Pak 346 360 v Ind at Dhaka 2008

3 (+2) Jacob Oram NZ 337 353 v Eng at Auckland 2008

4 (+2) Jacques Kallis SA 334 505 v WI at Bridgetown 2001

5 (-2) Chris Gayle WI 325 511 v Zim at Harare 2003

*Indicates a provisional rating