London, Oct 29: India`s right-hand batsman Rahul Dravid and master blaster Sachin Tendulkar maintained their positions among the top ten test batsmen in the PricewaterhouseCoopers test ratings released today. Dravid remained on the fourth position with 809 points, while Tendulkar also maintained his seventh place with 779 in the list headed by Australia`s world record holding opener Matthew Hayden.
Among the bowlers, off-spinner Harbhajan Singh maintained his sixth spot while veteran leg spinner Anil Kumble climbed one place to eight with 679 points. The list is headed by former South African skipper Shaun Pollock.
Top ten batsman (team, points): Matthew Hayden (895); Brian Lara (887); Ricky Ponting (847); Rahul Dravid (809); Adam Gilchrist (806); Inzamam-ul-Haq (792); Sachin Tendulkar (779), M E Trescothick (774), Mark Richardson (765); Michael Vaughan (759).
Top ten bowlers (team, points): Shaun Pollock (870); M Murlitharan (861); Glenn Mcgrath (831); Shoaib Akhtar (791); Jason Gillespie (758); Harbhajan Singh (721); Daryl Tuffey (692); Anil Kumble (679); Jacques Kallis (673); Stuart Macgill (667).
Bureau Report