New Delhi: India have retained their number three position on the ICC ODI rankings and trail England and South Africa.

India with 120 points are just a point behind as both the teams are tied for points on 121.

Meanwhile in the players rating, young Indian batsman Virat Kohli retained his number two position along with skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni (6th) and opener Gautam Gambhir at 9th in the ICC ODI Player rankings.

In the bowler’s section,off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin who dropped a place to go down to 5th is the only Indian bowler to feature in the list of Top 20 ODI bowlers.

South Africa's Hashim Amla leads the chart for best ODI batsman. 

West Indies spinner Sunil Narine leapfrogged eight places to reach the number 3 in the bowler’s rankings.

Top three rankings for ODI bowlers are held by spinners with Pakistan's Saeed Ajmal on the top followed by fellow countryman Mohammad Hafeez.

By Indian Sports News Network