India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been toppled by his West Indies counterpart Chris Gayle, who moved up five ladders to perch on the top of the batsmen's list in Reliance Mobile ICC ODI Rankings.  

Dhoni, who is on the second spot of the list with 779 points and an average of 46.84, had to vacate the top slot to Gayle, who have accumulated 783 points with an average of 40.63, thanks to a series of fine performances against New Zealand.

 

The left-hand batsman was last ranked number one nearly five years ago (in April 2004) but he has not been out of the top 20 since the middle of 2002, an ICC release said. India's left-hand batsman Yuvraj Singh slipped one rank down to the sixth place while South Africa captain Graeme Smith slided down two places to be fifth. However, India's master batsman Sachin Tendulkar retained his 12th spot with 708 points.

 

In the bowlers' list, which is headed by Australia's Nathan Bracken, Zaheer Khan (660) is the only Indian in the top 10. He shares 10th spot with J.E. Taylor of West Indies. The list of all-rounders is headed by New Zealand's Jacob Oram.