M S Dhoni receives ICC ODI Championship Shield -Monday June 03,2013

Indian Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Monday June 03,2013 received the prestigious ICC ODI Championship Shield and a cheque of $175,000 for leading his side to the top of the ICC ODI Championship table on the annual April 1 cut-off date.

David Morgan, former president of the International Cricket Council (ICC), presented the Shield to Dhoni
This is the first time since the current ranking system was introduced in 2002 that India finished as the No. 1
ODI side

ICC Rankings Table(as June 2, after second ODI between England and New Zealand)

Rank	Team	Points
1	India	119
2	Australia	116
3	South Africa	113
4	England	112
5	Sri Lanka	108
6	Pakistan	105
7	New Zealand	88
8	West Indies	86
9	Bangladesh	75
10	Zimbabwe	55

 

Note
India had claimed the top spot from England after winning the series 3-2 in January 2013 and in the 12-month period between April 1, 2012 and April 1, 2013, it won 8 out of 13 ODIs while losing five