Gohal
1st February 2009, 12:02 AM
On Friday, With 39-run win in Perth, South Africa dethroned Australia from the top of the ICC ODI championship.
The ODI series triumph follows South Africa's 2-1 win in the Test series and though Australia remain the number one team in the longer version of the game, the Proteas return home with the new-found tag of being the top team in one-dayers.
Former Australian opener Justin Langer said the loss of the world No. 1 mantle "would really hurt skipper Ricky Ponting" while Michael Slater said the loss of the No. 1 ranking would be "absolutely crushing".
"India and the Proteas will fight it out with Australia for the No. 1 ranking in coming weeks but where the foreign teams are rising, Australia have clearly fallen."
Please comment
Will INDIA too become the number 1 team?
The ODI series triumph follows South Africa's 2-1 win in the Test series and though Australia remain the number one team in the longer version of the game, the Proteas return home with the new-found tag of being the top team in one-dayers.
Former Australian opener Justin Langer said the loss of the world No. 1 mantle "would really hurt skipper Ricky Ponting" while Michael Slater said the loss of the No. 1 ranking would be "absolutely crushing".
"India and the Proteas will fight it out with Australia for the No. 1 ranking in coming weeks but where the foreign teams are rising, Australia have clearly fallen."
Please comment
Will INDIA too become the number 1 team?