Swann crowned world No. 1 ODI bowler - PakPassion

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Via cricinfo.com

Graeme Swann has become the world's No. 1 one-day spinner after his eight wickets helped England to a 3-2 series win against Sri Lanka.

It is the first time he has reached the landmark in his career and he overtakes New Zealand's left-arm spinner Daniel Vettori, who had held the spot since September 2009.

Swann is also ranked No. 2 in Test cricket, behind Dale Steyn, but his No. 1 ranking is the first time an England bowler has achieved that feat in any form of the game since Steve Harmison briefly rose to the top of the Test rankings in August 2004.

Garuda

Congratulations to Swann. Well done.

what ho

Will surely be at the top of the test rankings by the time the summer is done. When was the last time a spinner was at the top of both forms of the game? I would imagine it was Murali. Before Murali? Has Warne ever managed it? What about Saqlain? Or even Kumble? Or Mushtaq?

shahidafridi123

Rankings

1 707 G.P. Swann Eng
2 701 D.L. Vettori NZ
3 678 R.W. Price Zim
4 673 Saeed Ajmal Pak
5 663 D.W. Steyn SA
6 661 M. Morkel SA
7 654 M.G. Johnson Aus
8 652 L.L. Tsotsobe SA
9 641 Harbhajan Singh Ind
10 636 Abdur Razzak Ban

Badsha

Well done Swanny. For now, you deserve this but watch out. Ajmal is coming.

freelance_cricketer

Congrats to him,. absolutely deserves it and i am happy to see a class off spinner getting to the #1 rank

Gabbar Singh

Can't argue with that. What a player.

Free Hit

congrats, enjoy it for 3 months. idone is coming

AfridiZindabad

Top 4 spinners.

Atif

Just goes to show, dont need to take many wickets in limited overs cricket to become number 1 bowler.....

asian123

With 8 wickets in 5 games, he became the No1 bowler and rose like 4 spots?

KFC_Zinger

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Originally Posted by shahidafridi123

Rankings

1 707 G.P. Swann Eng
2 701 D.L. Vettori NZ
3 678 R.W. Price Zim
4 673 Saeed Ajmal Pak
5 663 D.W. Steyn SA
6 661 M. Morkel SA
7 654 M.G. Johnson Aus
8 652 L.L. Tsotsobe SA
9 641 Harbhajan Singh Ind
10 636 Abdur Razzak Ban

for bolded part

James

Awesome

Pakhtoon_Rules

Spinners in top form.
I dont get the ranking as ajmal was number 3 after wi series. After which he performed another mos performance against ireland,and he dropped to number 4.

Can anyone explain this? How it work

Gabbar Singh

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Originally Posted by Pakhtoon_Rules

Spinners in top form.
I dont get the ranking as ajmal was number 3 after wi series. After which he performed another mos performance against ireland,and he dropped to number 4.

Can anyone explain this? How it work

The rankings system also gives weight to the opposition. Wickets against Sri Lanka, who are ranked number 4 in odis, are given much more weight than wickets against other weaker teams.

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The ratings were developed at the suggestion of Ted Dexter in 1987. The intention was to produce a better indication of players' current standing in the sport than is provided by comparing their averages. Career averages are based on a player's entire career and do not make any allowance for match conditions or the strength of the opposition, whereas the ratings are biased towards recent form and account for match conditions and the quality of the opponent using statistical measures.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICC_Player_Rankings

cricketfanfirst

Congrats to Swann, well done.

After long time, England had a world class spinner, may be after the days of Derek Underwood.

Fireworks11

Fabulous, he deserves all the plaudits.

Sherlock

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for bolded part

Well Done Swann, fantastic bowler, deserves the no.1 position.

I do however have to agree with the above sentiment.

asian123

^ What about Ray Price. Should he really be ranked as the 3rd best bowler in the world. And Vettori at 2nd. Where's Zaheer? Why is Harbhajan there

Dumb Kendix guy making retarded rankings

what ho

One loses ranking points for being injured. About 9 or 10 per match missed.

CoolSERAZ

swann deserves it. well done swannyg66!!!

Atif

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Originally Posted by asian123

With 8 wickets in 5 games, he became the No1 bowler and rose like 4 spots?

I was thinking the same , ICC don't make any sense !

what ho

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Originally Posted by Atif

I was thinking the same , ICC don't make any sense !

At what point was he before rising to the first spot?

SOSami

One of the few bowlers who I could sit and watch bowl all day. Always looking for wickets and most of the time picking them up too.

Big test for him in the next series and good luck to one of cricket's few entertainers, who backs up his talk with a huge amount of skill in all forms of cricket.

Namak_Halaal

Superb stuff. Swann deserves the ranking based on his personality alone! What a character!

James

Great to see all the appreciation for the Swann

hopefully he continues to inspire the lads with both his bowling and his persona. Been the most valuable player in the side since 09, IMO.

NO 1 AFRIDI FAN

Congrats Swann, truely deserves it.

Sanchez

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Originally Posted by what ho

Will surely be at the top of the test rankings by the time the summer is done. When was the last time a spinner was at the top of both forms of the game? I would imagine it was Murali. Before Murali? Has Warne ever managed it? What about Saqlain? Or even Kumble? Or Mushtaq?

You really think so? I don't think the Indian batsmen would struggle against Swann, they've dominated much better. Plus there's a gap of 100 points between Steyn and Swann. Don't think he'll reach the top anytime soon unless Steyn retires from Tests now.

Ashraful_Rox

Congratulations Graeme Swann, the best off spinner ever for England and it's good to see England producing great cricketers in all formats. Swann can be the best off spinner ever in history if he continues his awesome form.

SG

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Originally Posted by Sanchez

You really think so? I don't think the Indian batsmen would struggle against Swann, they've dominated much better. Plus there's a gap of 100 points between Steyn and Swann. Don't think he'll reach the top anytime soon unless Steyn retires from Tests now.

Yep. Agree on all counts. No way Swann would overtake Steyn for at least 6 months or so and that too if there is a massive dip in Steyn's form.

SG

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Originally Posted by Ashraful_Rox

Congratulations Graeme Swann, the best off spinner ever for England and it's good to see England producing great cricketers in all formats. Swann can be the best off spinner ever in history if he continues his awesome form.

Way way OTT comments.

Neither is he Eng's best ever spinner (at least not as yet) and probably he'll never be world's best ever spinner, partly due to his age.

kkmix

Congratulations to Swann ... still has to prove himself in different conditions though.

style_guru

Congrats to Swanny. Good going.

P.S:- Just goes to show that how a good bowler is benifitted by having other mediocre bowlers in the team. Too many chances of picking up wickets on your own.

Justcrazy

It was just a matter of time before swan would have been number 1. He will stay in top 10 for really long time, with the amount of talent he has.......... he flights the ball well .. never afraid to do so.

Itachi

Congrats to swann. But I am little bit disappoint to see zaheer not there. He is performing atleast better than harbhajan. Did understand these rankings really (no offence to swann, he is a good bowler, deserves to be in top).

James

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Originally Posted by style_guru

P.S:- Just goes to show that how a good bowler is benifitted by having other mediocre bowlers in the team. Too many chances of picking up wickets on your own.

In England's case this is unfortunately true a lot of the time. However, Swann only took 15 wickets in the Ashes and the rest of the team took another 75 or so, so hopefully they can stop relying on him so much over time.

Also, Swann's catching is underrated. He's been part of many a wicket by taking difficult chances off the edge that other teams wouldn't have taken, so he helps take wickets in that regard as well. The Ponting golden duck at Adelaide is just one example of how snaffling a high-pressure chance can change the course of a game.

His record remains excellent in all formats of the game. This summer will be one of the biggest tests of his whole career. I don't know how the test bowling rankings work but if he does well, maybe he will get a lot of points for taking wickets against the number one side. Dale Steyn is a madman and a worthy number one bowler, but maybe Swann isn't as far behind in the rankings as we think.

Very fine bowler and a credit to the game.

Spiderguy252

Well done, Swanny!

Random Aussie

Congrats to a top bowler for a meaningless achievement.

He was talked up as being the first offie to come to Australia and dominate and he did not. Was handy but nothing great. His real Test is against Indian batters.

ICC player rankings are utter garbage, have been for years and remain garbage to this day.

SOSami

Gee RA, tell us what you really think of Swann...

Random Aussie

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Gee RA, tell us what you really think of Swann...

He is a good bowler. He is not as good as he is hyped to be.

India series will show that I predict.

SG

I though, rate him quite highly.

I just don't like his action. No rhythm whatsoever.

malakian

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Originally Posted by Random Aussie

Congrats to a top bowler for a meaningless achievement.

He was talked up as being the first offie to come to Australia and dominate and he did not. Was handy but nothing great. His real Test is against Indian batters.

ICC player rankings are utter garbage, have been for years and remain garbage to this day.

Nobody who knew anything about cricket expected Swann to dominate in Oz, it's never been done in history by a finger spinner. Most fans expected him to keep things tight, pick up the odd wicket & win the game on a 5th day turning pitch if needed.