International Cricket Council has released the ranking of teams of ODI. According to this ranking, Australia is at the top of this list while Pakistan is at 7th spot while Saeed Ajmal is at the top of best ODI bowlers’ list despite his prohibition.
According to the ranking by ICC, Australia is at the top of list with 120 points while India is at 2nd spot, South Africa at third, Sri Lanka 4th, England 5th, New Zealand 7th and Pakistan is at 7th position with 96 points.
In the list of best ODI batsmen, South Africa has 1st and 2nd positions while there is no Pakistani batsman in the top 10 positions. The list of best batsmen is given here.
| Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Ave Econ HS Rating |
| 1 ( – ) Saeed Ajmal Pak 748 22.18 4.13 810 v SA at Centurion 2013 |
| 2 ( – ) Sunil Narine WI 734 26.49 4.10 791 v SL at Jamaica 2013 |
| 3 ( – ) Dale Steyn SA 724 25.14 4.80 746 v Ind at Durban 2013 |
| 4 (+2) James Anderson Eng 706 28.84 4.90 719 v SA at The Oval 2013 |
| 5 ( – ) M. Johnson Aus 683 25.50 4.82 724 v Ban at Darwin 2008 |
The prohibited Pakistani spinner Saeed Ajmal is at the top of list of best ODI bowlers despite his absence from the cricket. West Indian Sunil Narine is another bowler banned for suspicious action and he is at the 2nd spot while South African pacer Dale Steyn is at 3rd position.Due to illegal bowling action Saeed Ajmal missed the chance to participate in world cup 2015.