Sachin Tendulkar takes 1st spot in Test Ranking with 891 points

Sachin Tendulkar marching on the good form with superb performance in just ended 2 match test series against Australia scored 403 runs take the top spot in test ranking for batsmen for the first time since 2002.

Tendulkar's 403 runs at an average of 134 , earned 82 point to reach 891 points and takes the top spot from Sri Lankan captain Kumara Sangakkra who is now 2nd with 17 points behind. Tendulkar has also won the Cricketer of the Year award earlier this month.

Tendulkar is in great form already made 1270 runs in this calender year and has to play 3 tes match against New Zealand at home and 3 match in South Africa later this year and has a good chance to take more than 900 points.

Rahul Dravid held at 22nd spot after poor series while VVs Laxman retained the 8th spot after heroic in 1st test at Mohali as missed 2nd test.

Indian Team, Squad for ODI Series - Tendulkar, Sehwag rested, Dhawan, Tiwary in

Indian selectors announced the 14-member weak team for the upcoming 3 match ODI series against Australia starting from Sunday, 17th October, 2010. Sachin Tendulkar, Harbhajan, Zaheer Khan and Pragyan Ojha have been rested while both regular openers Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag have been left out along with Ishant Sharma due to injuries.

Mumbai Indian's and Delhi's batsman Shikhar Dhawan, who scored century in the Challengers Trophy this week has been included for the first time and will probably open the inning with M Vijay. Jharkhand's Saurabh Tiwary also included along with Tamil Nadu's in-form spinner R Ashwin and Karnataka pacer Vinay Kumar.

Find the complete 14-man Indian ODI squad for 3 match series against Australia.

Indian ODI Team, Squad:

MS Dhoni (Capt & wk)
M Vijay
Shikhar Dhawan
Virat Kohli
Suresh Raina
Yuvraj Singh
Rohit Sharma
Saurabh Tiwary
Ravindra Jadeja
R Ashwin
Praveen Kumar
Ashish Nehra
Munaf Patel
Vinay Kumar

Australian Team, Squad for ODI Series against India - AUS One Day Squad

Australia after loosing the 2match series by 2-0 will try to bounce back in the 3 match ODI series starting from 17th October, under the captaincy of out of form Michael Clarke. One day specialists Cameron White, David Warner, Shaun Marsh and James Hopes are back in the team. All rounder John Hastings will replace injured James Pattinson.

Find the full list of Australian players for ODI Series against India.

Australian ODI Team/Squad:

Michael Clarke (Captain)
Cameron White (vc)
David Warner
Shaun Marsh
Callum Ferguson
Michael Hussey
James Hopes
Tim Paine (wk)
Clint McKay
John Hastings
Nathan Hauritz
Steven Smith
Mitchell Starc
Doug Bollinger

2010 India vs Australia ODI Series Schedule - IND v AUS 3 One Day Series Time Table, Fixture

After thrilling high profile 2 match test series host India and Australia will play 3 match ODI series starting from Sunday, 17th October, 2010. 1st and 3rd ODI will be day while 2nd One day will be a day-night game.

Find the complete schedule of 2010 3 match ODI series between India and Australia.

India vs Australia ODI Series Schedule:

1st ODI:
Sunday, 17th October, 2010
Venue: Nehru Stadium, Kochi
Timing: 3:30 GMT, 9:00 IST

2nd ODI: Day/Night
Wednesday, 20th October, 2010
Venue: Andhra Cricket Association-Visakhapatnam District Cricket Association
Timing: 9:00 GMT, 14:30 IST

3rd ODI:
Sunday, 24th October, 2010
Venue: Nehru Stadium, Fatorda, Margao
Timing: 3:30 GMT, 9:00 IST

India vs Australia Test Series Presentation Ceremony Photo Highlights - Border-Gavaskar Trophy Images

Watch and enjoy the presentation ceremony of 2 match test series between India and Australia, as India retained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy with 2-0 series win.