THE Australian left-hander Mike Hussey has returned to the top of the Reliance Mobile ICC Player Rankings after his 146 against India in the drawn first Test against India at Bangalore.

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Hussey, 33, was placed third before this match, just behind Kumar Sangakkara, of Sri Lanka, and Shivnarine Chanderpaul, of the West Indies, but his form has put him back on top, a position he held for a short time earlier this year during Australia's tour of the Caribbean.

Hussey’s team-mate Ricky Ponting stays in fourth spot, despite scoring his first Test century in India. The top five batsmen are a very close ratings points, with only 19 separating them. Matthew Hayden, Michael Clarke and Rahul Dravid all slipped two places, and Dravid has almost slipped out of the top 20, on 18th.

The biggest success from the Bangalore match was left-arm seamer Zaheer Khan. He rose seven places to 11th after taking six wickets. Anil Kumble dropped eight places to 18th; India's captain bowled 51 overs in the match without a wicket.

Reliance Mobile ICC Test Rankings (Oct 14)

BATTING: 1 M Hussey (Australia), 2 S Chanderpaul (W Indies), 3 K Sangakkara (Sri Lanka), 4 R Ponting (Australia), 5 M Yousuf (Pakistan), 6 M Jayawardena (Sri Lanka), 7 K Pietersen (England), 8 Younis Khan (Pakistan), 9 M Hayden (Australia), 10 J Kallis (S Africa).

BOWLING: 1 M Muralitharan (Sri Lanka), 2 S Clark (Australia), 3 D Steyn (S Africa), 4 B Lee (Australia), 5 M Ntini (S Africa), 6 R Sidebottom (England), 7 equal C Vaas (Sri Lanka), Shoaib Akhtar (Pakistan), 9 S Bond (NZ), 10 M Panesar (England).

CHARLIE SAYS: With his extensive experience in English county cricket, it looks as though Mike Hussey will have a crucial part in the Ashes series next summer. My money will be going on England.