South Africa's off-spinner Johan Botha has returned to the top 20 in the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for ODI bowlers.Botha's team-mate Jacques Kallis and Xavier Doherty of Australia have
also made upward movements in the latest rankings which were released on
Sunday after the third and last ODI of the three-match series between
South Africa and Australia.Botha had figures of 10-1-21-1 in Australia's three-wicket win in Durban
on Friday that earned him 22 ratings points which, in turn, gave him a
jump of eight places and put him in 17th position.The 29-year-old is now the fourth South Africa bowler to find a place in
the top 20. Morne Morkel, who surged to the top of the bowling table
last Wednesday, has slipped three places to fourth position, Dale Steyn
has moved up one place to seventh position and Lonwabo Tsotsobe has
dropped out of the top 10 and is now in 11th position after slipping
four places.Kallis, who had figures of 5-0-17-2, has gained eight places and is now
in 43rd position while Australia's left-arm spinner Xavier Doherty is
the biggest mover in the latest rankings with a leap of 20 places after
his figures of 9-0-33-2.The 29-year-old Tasmanian is now in 48th position and is the fourth
Australia bowler inside the top 50 after Mitchell Johnson (third), Doug
Bollinger (fifth) and Shane Watson (38th).Meanwhile, Morkel's slip has allowed Daniel Vettori to regain the
number-one position on the bowlers list. The former New Zealand captain
was knocked off the top spot by England's Graeme Swann after the
five-ODI series against Sri Lanka in July. Last Wednesday, Swann was
displaced by Morkel and three days later Vettori was back in the coveted
position after Morkel conceded 15 ratings points after his performance
in the Durban ODI and dropped to fourth spot.In the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for ODI batsmen, Watson has joined
India's Virat Kohli in fifth position after finishing as Australia's top
scoring with a fine 49 in the Durban ODI. Shaun Marsh, who scored 30,
has also gained two places and is now in 50th spot.The batting table is led by Hashim Amla who leads his team-mate and South Africa captain AB de Villiers by 53 ratings points.Kallis has also gained a spot in the Reliance ICC Players Rankings for
ODI all-rounders and is now in third position. The list is headed by
Shakib Al Hasan of Bangladesh with Watson in second place.In the Reliance ICC ODI Championship table, the defeat in Durban means
South Africa remains in fourth position. Had South Africa won the match
and the series 2-1, it would have leapfrogged Sri Lanka and India into
second position.Australia continues to dominate the table and leads its closest rival Sri Lanka by 11 ratings points
