Cyclone Huhud impact: Vizag ODI gone with the wind, costs India No. 1 spot in ICC rankings

13 Oct 2014 6:54 AM IST

Super cyclone Hudhud havoc has caused cancellation of third ODI

Cyclone Huhud impact: Vizag ODI gone with the wind, costs India No. 1 spot in ICC rankings

The Dr Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam is completely covered up on Sunday.

Hyderabad/Dubai: Super cyclone Hudhud, which has been playing havoc on the coastline of Andhra Pradesh, has thrown as a spanner in the works, forcing the cancellation of the third one-day international between India and the West Indies.

The match was scheduled to be held at the Dr Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy ACA-VDA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam. Flights to Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam and Rajahmundry remained affected throughout Sunday and will remain un-operational at least till Monday, as per officials.

Announcing the cancellation, the Indian team’s media manager R.N. Baba said, “There is no match scheduled due to prevailing weather conditions. The players will remain in Delhi. We had a flight scheduled for Visakhapatnam tomorrow (on Monday) at 12:55 pm, but now it stands cancelled.”

The Indian cricket board on Monday confirmed the cancellation of the third India vs West Indies ODI.

The 3rd game of #INDvsWI ODI series which was to be played at Vishakhapatnam on Oct 14 has been cancelled #HudHudCyclone
— BCCI (@BCCI) October 13, 2014

Cyclone 'hudhud' costs India No.1 spot in ICC rankings:

The cancellation of their third ODI against the West Indies in Visakhapatnam due to cyclone 'hudhud' has cost India a chance to regain the number one spot even as Australia grabbed the numero uno position in the ICC rankings issued on Monday.
"Australia has surged to the top of the Reliance ICC One-Day International (ODI) Team Rankings after completing a 3-0 series victory over Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)," the ICC said in a statement.
Sunday's dramatic one-run victory in Abu Dhabi and the cancellation of the third ODI between India and the West has ensured top billing for George Bailey's side as the race to the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 heats up among some of the top-ranked sides.
The cancellation of Tuesday's ODI between India and the West Indies in Visakhapatnam means India cannot leapfrog Australia even if they win the remaining two matches in Dharamshala and Kolkata on October 17 and 20 respectively. In that, scenario, Mahendra Singh Dhoni's side will fall 0.02 ratings points short of Australia, which is now sitting on 114 ratings points. It has taken Australia five ODIs to regain the number-one ranking after they had dropped from the top pedestal in Harare on August 31 following a three wickets defeat against Zimbabwe.
Australia have won four of the last five ODIs with its only loss coming against South Africa in the triangular series final in Harare on 6 September.
In the ICC Players Rankings for ODI Bowlers, Australia fast bowler Mitchell Johnson has moved up two places to fifth following figures of three for 24 runs and three for 40 in the opening two ODI's. Pakistan's Mohammad Irfan has vaulted five places to 27th position after claiming three wickets in the series, while Shahid Afridi has also climbed six places after a consistent display and the leg-spinner is level with Australia's Xavier Doherty who drops two places - in 35th position.
In the batting Rankings, Australia's hard-hitting opener David Warner has risen three places to 40th after scores of 43, 29 and 56.

( Source : dc correspondent/pti )

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Cyclone Huhud impact: Vizag ODI gone with the wind, costs India No. 1 spot in ICC rankings

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