Morkel, Tsotsobe rise high on ICC charts

Dhaka, feb 7 (IBNS): South Africa fast bowlers Morne Morkel and Lonwabo Tsotsobe, and England batsman Jonathan Trott have achieved career-best rankings in the ICC ODI Player Rankings which were released on Monday.
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Morkel, who took 12 wickets in South Africa?s 3-2 series win over India, has vaulted 10 places to second position in the ICC Player Rankings for ODI bowlers while Tsotsobe has been rewarded for finishing as the leading wicket-taker in the series, with 13 wickets, with a rise of 38 positions which puts in 10th spot.
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With Dale Steyn also climbing nine places after claiming eight wickets in the series to occupy eighth position, South Africa now has three bowlers inside the top 10.
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Also heading in the right direction are Lasith Malinga in 13th (up by 10th places), Kyle Mills in 14th (up by two places), Ajantha Mendis in 15th (up by two places), Mitchell Johnson in 17th (up by four places), Harbhajan Singh in 20th (up by two places), Zaheer Khan in 23rd (up by four places), Brett Lee in 27th.

Others inside the top 20 and heading in the right direction are India?s Virat Kohli in third (up by two places), Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara in seventh (up by six places), Australia?s Michael Clarke in 12th (up by two places), Shane Watson of Australia in 13th (up by eight places) and South Africa?s JP Duminy in 18th position (up by eight places).
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Batsmen outside the top 20 and making big strides include Martin Guptill in 39th (up by 12 places), Misbah-ul-Haq in 44th (up by eight places) and Yusuf Pathan in 47th (up 34 places).
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South Africa?s Hashim Amla leads team-mate AB de Villiers by a distance in the batting table.
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In the ICC Player Rankings for ODI all-rounders, the only change in the top is the entry of England?s Paul Collingwood in fifth position. The list is headed by Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan.
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In the ICC ODI Championship, Bangladesh has moved ahead of the West Indies in eighth place.