Sachin drops a rung to 10th in ICC ranking

While Sachin Tendulkar has dropped one place to be at 10th, Mohammed Yousuf, who was in prime form in the home series against South Africa, jumped 10 rungs to take the eighth spot in the list released today.

The next Indian batsman in the list is Yuvraj Singh at 17, followed by MS Dhoni at the 18th spot. For Pakistan, skipper Shoaib Malik occupies the 25th place. The top-10 bowlers list is also without any player from the two teams.

India8217;s bowling mainstay Zaheer Khan is way behind at 25, while Pakistan has Shahid Afridi at 15th spot. Pakistan8217;s pace spearhead Mohammad Asif is at a lowly 31st place. The list remains unchanged and continues to be led by Shaun Pollock while Ricky Ponting leads the batting list.