rise of indian cricket

India displaced Australia as the number two team in the ICC's One-Day Rankings after New Zealand defeated the World champions by six wickets in the second ODI in Melbourne on Friday to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series.India, who have made steady upward progress after a winning streak of nine consecutive ODI triumphs, now have 122 rating points, just three behind top-rankers South Africa.South Africa and India are now the top challengers to Ricky Ponting's team in both the versions.The number one ODI team on April 1 will be richer by US $175,000. The second-placed team gets US $75,000.