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New Delhi, Aug 4: Yuvraj Singh maintained his number one position in the one-day international batting charts but Mahendra Singh Dhoni was replaced by veteran Sri Lankan Sanath Jayasuriya at number three slot in the latest rankings announced by Maruti Suzuki-ESPN Star Sports.

Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene and vice-captain Kumar Sangakkara moved into the top 10 of Test batting courtesy their world record stand of 624 runs against South Africa.

Jayawardene is at the fifth spot with 127 points while Sangakkara is placed at sixth spot with 121.

Australian captain Ricky Ponting, Muttiah Muralitharan and Nathan Bracken retain their respective No.1 slots in Test batting and bowling and ODI bowling.

Ponting (163 points) maintains his top slot in Tests followed by Indian Skipper Rahul Dravid (154 points) and Australian opening batsman, Mathew Hayden (142).

Jayawardene (127) and Sangakkara (121) with their match winning performances in the first Test against South Africa cruises in to No. 5 and No. 6 in Test Batting.

Pakistan batsman, Mohammad Yousuf, is placed fourth with 134 points. Michael Hussey (117), Virender Sehwag (103), Inzamam Ul-Haq (98) and Youinis Khan (94) complete the top ten in Test batting.

In ODI batting ratings, Yuvraj Singh (117 points) and Ramnaresh Sarwan (113 points) were unperturbed at the top with Sanath Jayasuriya (110) moving into the third place replacing Dhoni (107).

  

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