Reliance-ICC ODI rankings: Swann in third spot, Morgan is highest-ranked England ODI batsman | Irish Sun

Reliance-ICC ODI rankings: Swann in third spot, Morgan is highest-ranked England ODI batsman

Irish Sun (ANI) Thursday 23rd September, 2010

England's off-spinner Graeme Swann has vaulted into a career-best third position in the Reliance Mobile ICC Player Rankings for ODI bowlers after a stellar performance against Pakistan in the ODI series which concluded in Southampton on Wednesday.

Swann took 3-26 at The Rose Bowl to finish the series with 11 wickets. As such, he was rewarded with a jump of 15 places which has put him in third position and complements his number-two ranking in the Reliance Mobile ICC Player Rankings for Test bowlers.

Swann is amongst the four cricketers in the running to receive the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for Cricketer of the Year at the LG ICC Awards ceremony which is scheduled to take place in Bengaluru on 6 October 2010.

The other England bowler moving up the order is fast bowler James Anderson who has jumped four places to 12th position after a series haul of six wickets. Stuart Broad, who was the third most successful bowler of the series with 11 wickets, has strengthened his sixth position.

For Pakistan, off-spinner Saeed Ajmal has moved into 13th position after climbing four places following his nine wickets in the series while the pace duo of Umar Gul and Shoaib Akhtar have also improved their rankings significantly.

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