India's victory at Sharjah fetched them 11 points to take their total tally to 39 points while Sri Lanka move down to second position with 38 points. Australia climb to 4th position after their Test and One-Day International victories against Pakistan.
The latest ratings for CEAT International Cricket team of the year 1998-99 from 1st May to 17th Nov 98 are:
India (39 pts), Sri Lanka (38 pts), South Africa (32 pts), Australia (19 pts), England (18 pts), Zimbabwe (14 pts), New Zealand (11 pts), Pakistan (10 pts), Kenya and West Indies with (4 pts) each and Bangladesh (2).
Sachin Tendulkar with his two brilliant centuries in the Sharjah Champions Trophy now stands in second position with 54 points and is now right back in contention for the CEAT International Cricketer of the year 1998-99.
The top ten in the CEAT Cricket Ratings from 1st May to 17th Nov '98:
Rating Player Total Points
1. Muttiah Muralitharan 64
2. Sachin Tendulkar 54
3. Allan Donald 44
4. Alec Stewart 41
5. Jacque Kallis 39
6. Mark Taylor 37
Sanath Jayasuriya 37
8. Angus Fraser 35
9. Ajit Agarkar 34
10. Hansie Cronje 26
Aravinda de Silva 26
Marvan Atapattu 26
Saurav Ganguly 26
Courtesy: R. S. Hartley & Co. (Pvt) Ltd)