LONDON, June 2: Ramnaresh Sarwan and Chris Gayle are firmly established in the top 10 of the international one-day batting ratings after West Indies’ improved showing in the recent series against Australia in the Carribean.

West Indies lost the first four fixtures to the world champions but finished strongly to win the last three matches.

Sarwan shares second place with Australia’s one-day skipper Ricky Ponting behind India’s Sachin Tendulkar, while opener Gayle enters the top 10 in sixth place.

Sri Lanka’s Muttiah Muralitharan shares the top spot in the bowling ranks with South Africa’s Shaun Pollock.

Latest leading ratings:

Top 10 batsmen Pts Ave

S.R. Tendulkar (India) 773 44.43

R.T. Ponting (Australia) 750 41.85

R.R. Sarwan (West Indies) 750 51.96

H.H. Gibbs (South Africa) 746 36.66

A.C. Gilchrist (Australia) 743 34.63

C.H. Gayle (West Indies) 741 36.54

M.G. Bevan (Australia) 730 54.80

S.T. Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) 723 31.96

M.L. Hayden (Australia) 714 41.44

V. Sehwag (India) 710 34.69

Top 10 bowlers Pts Ave

M. Muralitharan (Sri Lanka) 901 22.30

S.M. Pollock (South Africa) 901 22.79

G.D. McGrath (Australia) 884 22.38

M. Ntini (South Africa) 818 23.85

B. Lee (Australia) 785 21.71

W.P.U.J.C. Vaas (Sri Lanka) 773 27.43

S.E. Bond (New Zealand) 756 19.00

J.N. Gillespie (Australia) 752 24.82

Zaheer Khan (India) 742 24.82

Harbhajan Singh (India) 728 28.29

.—Reuters