AB Devilliers Jumps 32 places in NCR ratings

On day 26 of Cricket World Cup, A B Devilliers of South Africa was the NCR hero of the day and he jumped up in the NCR rankings from the 40th place to 8th place. Jacques Kallis also moved up from the 12th place to 4th place while Daren Powell was the only West Indian in top 10 having moved up from the 16th to 9th place.

New Rank	Previous Rank	Points	Name	Country
1	1	486	Sanath Jayasurya	Sri Lanka
2	2	425	Mathew Hayden	Australia
3	3	413	Scott Styris	New Zealand
4	12	394	Jacques Kallis	South Africa
5	6	342	Gream Smith	South Africa
6	4	335	Kevin Pieterson	England
7	5	334	Brad Hogg	Australia
8	40	324	AB Devilliers	South Africa
9	16	318	Daren Powell	West Indies
10	7	302	Geln McGrath	Australia
11	8	292	Nathan Bracken	Australia
12	11	288	Dwayne Bravo	West Indies
13	9	284	Chaminda Vaas	Sri Lanka
	10	284	Ricky Ponting	Australia
14	13	279	Jacob Oram	New Zealand
15	14	278	Muttiah Muralidharan	Sri Lanka
16	15	273	Lasith Malinga	Sri Lanka
17	52	255	Ramnaresh Sarwan	West Indies
18	46	249	Herchelle Gibbs	South Africa
19	17	245	Mahela Jayawardene	Sri Lanka
	18	245	Michel Clarke	Australia
20	19	241	Stefen Fleming	New Zealand

Sanath Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka however remains firmly on top and is unlikely to be dislodged from the top position in a hurry. The nearest challenger is Mathew Hayden who is 61 points behind. The next match for Australia is against Ireland and with the low weightage for scores against Ireland, Hayden is unlikely to make a significant move upwards. On the otherhand, the next match for Sri Lanka is against New Zealand and he will gain substantial points if he plays to his form.