Mills number one in ODI rankings by CricketArchive Staff Reporter

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Player:

KD Mills

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DateLine: 7th October 2009

 

Nine wickets in the ICC Champions Trophy propelled Kyle Mills to the top of ODI bowling rankings.

 

The right-arm seamer, is one of three Black Caps bowlers in the top five with skipper Daniel Vettori in third and Shane Bond in fifth.

 

Mills, overtook Sri Lanka's Nuwan Kulasekara after playing a leading role in New Zealand's progress to the final against Australia in Centurion.

 

The biggest mover in the bowling table is Australia's Brett Lee who has jumped five places to 16th spot after finishing with six wickets in the tournament.

 

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni remains top of the one-day batting rankings with his vice-captain Yuvraj Singh a distant second.

 

Australian Shane Watson, who scored back-to-back centuries in the semi-final and final, has broken in the top five all-rounder rankings for the first time.

 

The 28-year-old Queenslander hit 265 runs and took six wickets in the Champions Trophy to leap nine places and share fourth spot with Pakistan's Shahid Afridi.

 

The list is still headed by Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan while Yuvraj Singh of India is second and Jacques Kallis of South Africa third.