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Virat Kohli has regained his number one position in the latest ICC Player Rankings for ODI Batsmen, which were released on Sunday after the conclusion of the Asia Cup. ICC Top 10 ODI Batsmen Rank Player Country Rating 1 Virat Kohli IND 881 2 AB de Villiers SA 872 3 George Bailey AUS 856 4 Hashim Amla SA 840 5 Kumar Sangakkara SL 833 6 MS Dhoni IND 783 7 Jonathon Trott ENG 725 8 Shikhar Dhawan IND 723 9 Tillakaratne Dilshan SL 717 10 Misbah-ul-Haq PAK 715 Strong batting performances in the Asia Cup have brought about a reshuffle of the positions, with Sri Lanka's Lahiru Thirimanne, who won the player of the tournament making the biggest jump. The left-handed opener has hopped 29 spots to a career best 39th position. In the ICC Player Rankings for ODI bowlers, India spinners - Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin - are the biggest gainers inside the top 20. Jadeja has earned four spots and is currently...

Somewhere between outright unwinding and serious center, Lahiru Thirimanne drew quality from a position of zen in the Asia Cup last, stroking 101 from 108 to finish a triumph that snapped Sri Lanka's finals curse. He had assistance from Mahela Jayawardene, who decorated his notoriety for being an enormous match entertainer, however it had been a fearsome solitary hand from Lasith Malinga that had given most shape to the triumph. His five wickets for 56 deservedly earned him the Man-of-the-Match honor on a day when no other Sri Lanka bowler took a wicket. Those commitments demonstrated enough to agreeably overcome Fawad Alam's lady hundred, which had been a result of canny aggregation as he and Misbah-ul-Haq started an epic recuperation, then finished in a craze at the demise. That 260 for 5 was in the end accomplished was outstanding, however Sri Lanka surpassed that score with five wickets under control and 22 balls remaining. Pakistan may close they had been n...

# Date & Time Match Venue Result 1 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 01:30 PM IST PAK vs SL Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah Sri Lanka won 2 Wed, 26 Feb 2014 01:30 PM IST BAN vs IND Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah India won 3 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 01:30 PM IST AFG vs PAK Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah Pakistan won 4 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 01:30 PM IST IND vs SL Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah Sri Lanka won 5 Sat, 01 Mar 2014 01:30 PM IST BAN vs AFG Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah AFG won 6 Sun, 02 Mar 2014 01:30 PM IST IND vs PAK Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur Pakistan won 7 Mon, 03 Mar 2014 01:30 PM IST AFG vs SL Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur Sri Lanka won 8 Tue, 04 Mar 2014 01:30 PM IST BAN vs PAK Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur Pakistan won 9 Wed, 05 Mar 2014 01:30 PM IST AFG vs IND Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur India won 10 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 01:30 PM IST BAN vs SL Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur Sri Lanka won 11 Sat...

Under-fire Indian commander Mahendra Singh Dhoni was on Thursday discounted of the approaching Asia Cup cricket competition because of a side-strain harm that he endured throughout the second Test in New Zealand, preparing for Virat Kohli to lead the side. "MS Dhoni has been discounted of the imminent Asia Cup, to be played in Bangladesh, in February-March 2014. He maintained a Grade I exited side-strain harm throughout the course of the second Test against New Zealand. He will be experiencing restoration for ten days," BCCI secretary Sanjay Patel said in an articulation. Tamil Nadu's wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Kartik has been picked as Dhoni's supplanting. "The All-India Senior Selection Committee has picked Dinesh Kartik as his supplanting in the Indian squad for the competition. Virat Kohli will lead India in the rivalry," the proclamation said. (Dhoni may as well offer the captaincy to Kohli: Crowe) Kohli has been India's champion bats...