Nuwan Kulasekera

heads bowling rankings:

ICC player rankings ahead of 2009 ICC Champions Trophy between September 22 and October 5 in South Africa:

Batsmen 			Points 

1. Mahendra Singh Dhoni (IND) 	825 
2. Yuvraj Singh (IND) 		778 
3. Shivnarine Chanderpaul (WIS) 759 
4. Chris Gayle (WIS) 		756 
5. AB de Villiers (RSA) 	752 
6. Mike Hussey (AUS) 		746 
7. Sachin Tendulkar (IND) 	737 
8. Graeme Smith (RSA) 		731 
9. Virender Sehwag (IND) 	721 
10. Herschelle Gibbs (RSA) 	712 

Bowlers

1. Nuwan Kulasekara (SRI) 	731 
2. Daniel Vettori (NZL) 	694 
3. Shakib al-Hasan (BAN) 	686 
4. Kyle Mills (NZL) 		685 
5. Mitchell Johnson (AUS) 	675 
6. Muttiah Muralitharan (SRI) 	670 
7. Nathan Bracken (AUS) 	669 
8. Shane Bond (NZL) 		656 
9. Johan Botha (RSA) 		655 
10. Mashrafe Mortaza (BAN) 	645 

JOHANNESBURG, Tuesday, AFP