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Sangakkara replaces Gambhir in ICC ranking

Gautam Gambhir's stay at the top of the ICC rankings for Test batsmen lasted just 10 days as Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara grabbed the coveted position from the Indian opener.

Gambhir had replaced Pakistani run-machine Mohammad Yousuf as the number one Test batsmen on July 15 but Sangakkara's match-saving knock of 130 in the third Test against Pakistan propelled him to the top.

The 31-year-old Sri Lankan wicket-keeper gained two places to secure the number one position with 862 points while Gambhir dropped to the second place with 847 points. Read More..

Schedules

Date	Fixtures	Venue	Result
Dec 17, 2008	1st Test - Australia V/s South Africa	Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth	(South Africa won by 6 wickets) Scorecard
Dec 26, 2008	2nd Test - Australia V/s South Africa	Melbourne Cricket Ground	(South Africa won by 9 wickets) Scorecard
Jan 3, 2009	3rd Test - Australia V/s South Africa	Sydney Cricket Ground	(Australia won by 103 runs) Scorecard
Jan 11, 2009	1st Twenty20 - Australia V/s South Africa	Melbourne Cricket Ground	(Australia won by 52 runs) Scorecard
Jan 13, 2009	2nd Twenty20 - Australia V/s South Africa	Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane	(Australia won by 6 wickets) Scorecard
Jan 16, 2009	1st ODI - Australia V/s South Africa	Melbourne Cricket Ground	(South Africa won by 3 wickets) Scorecard
Jan 18, 2009	2nd ODI - Australia V/s South Africa	Bellerive Oval, Hobart	(Australia won by 5 runs) Scorecard
Jan 23, 2009	3rd ODI - Australia V/s South Africa	Sydney Cricket Ground	(South Africa won by 3 wickets) Scorecard
Jan 26, 2009	4th ODI - Australia V/s South Africa	Adelaide Oval	(South Africa won by 8 wickets) Scorecard
Jan 30, 2009	5th ODI - Australia V/s South Africa	Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth	(South Africa won by 39 runs) Scorecard