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India’s Yuvraj Singh (110 points) and Australian captain Ricky Ponting (163) are heading the Maruti Suzuki one-day and Test cricket ratings respectively.

In the one-day ratings, the hard-hitting Mahendra Singh Dhoni (101) is a close third, behind West Indian Ramnaresh Sarwan (104), while Indian captain Rahul Dravid (145), Man of the Series in four-match Test series in the Caribbean, is placed second.

Vice-captain Virender Sehwag is fifth in the Test rankings, according to a release from ESPN-STAR Sports, which show these ratings.

These are one of the several cricket ratings floating around, though the official one is that of the International Cricket Council.

Among the bowlers, Australian seamer Nathan Bracken (174) leads the one-day charts, followed by Indian left-arm pacer Irfan Pathan (169). Another Indian Ajit Agarkar is at the ninth position with 136 points.

In the Test rankings, Indian leg-spinner Anil Kumble (183) is second to Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Murlitharan (195). The other Indian in the top bracket is off-spinner Harbhajan Singh (89), placed at No. 10.

In the team rankings, Australia are the undisputed leaders in both Tests (129 points) and one-dayers (88 points).

Pakistan (98), after victories over Sri Lanka and England, are the second best team in Tests, followed by India (94), who recently won their first series in the Caribbean (1-0) after 35 years.

They are followed by Sri Lanka (88), New Zealand (77), England (71), South Africa (65) and the West Indies (14). Bangladesh and Zimbabwe are yet to open their accounts.

In the ODIs, New Zealand (75) are second while India, despite the 1-4 defeat by the West Indies recently, are at No. 3 with 65.

South Africa (60), Sri Lanka (58), West Indies (49), Pakistan (46), England (32), Bangladesh (15), Zimbabwe (10) and Kenya (3) complete the list.