Cricket ranking News
As the rain continued to pour, the umpires had no choice but to declare the match as "no result" due to the unplayable conditions.
India, who are top-ranked in Test cricket, are on 120 points in the ODI rankings, only one point behind South Africa and will go ahead if they win the first match in Dharamsala on Sunday.
India are now second with 5,993 points from 50 matches. India can hope to overtake the Proteas again with the limited-overs series starting on October 22.
India are currently ranked fifth, while the Aussies are seventh. But a 3-0 result will help Virat Kohli & Co move up to the second spot in T20I rankings. India are already the top side in both Tests and ODIs.
In the bowlers' list, Bhuvneshwar Kumar (13th) is the lone Indian in top 15.
Rahul is ahead of Ajinkya Rahane (14th, up by three places) and Murali Vijay (34th, down by four places).
Ajinkya Rahane was the top-ranked Indian batsman at sixth with 825 points.
India were positioned third with 110 points behind Australia (124) and New Zealand (113).
Rahane was the lone Indian in the top-10 of batting charts but among the bowlers, Ravindra Jadeja was there at 8th to give Ashwin company in the top-10.
The bowlers` list is headed by England`s James Anderson, who leads Ashwin by 12 points with 870 points.
Australia has retained its number-one ranking following its 58 runs victory over the West Indies in the final of the tri-series.
For Australia, even if they suffer a 0-5 thrashing at the hands of the Indians, Steven Smith's side will still top the charts, with a point ahead of MS Dhoni's team.
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