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Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni lost his No.1 ODI spot to Michael Hussey of Australia at International Cricket Council's (ICC) One-day International (ODI) batting rankings released on Monday.
Hussey had an outstanding series against Pakistan which concluded on Sunday where he scored 220 runs in five matches. Hussey had started the series trailing Dhoni by 21 points and he now leads by three points.
It is the first time since January 2009 that Dhoni has conceded his top spot which he first achieved in April 2006.South Africa's AB de Villiers follows Hussey and Dhoni at the third position.
Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar has climbed up to seventh position while Virender Sehwag has maintained his ninth spot.
Daniel Vettori of New Zealand tops the ranking series among bowlers followed by Ray Price of Zimbabwe in second position. Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan is at the third place.
The only Indian bowler in the top -10 list is Harbhajan Singh at sixth position. Meanwhile, in the ODI team rankings, Australia opened up 12 points gap with second-placed India after it earned three rating points for winning all the five matches against Pakistan. South Africa grabs the third place.
