Gautam Gambhir today regained the number one test spot in the ICC rankings for Test batsmen after Kumar Sangakkara and Michael Clarke slipped down the ranking ladder because of their lacklustre form in the recent matches.
Gambhir, who was ranked third before the chart was updated, moved up two rungs ahead of Sangakkara, after the Lankan skipper failed to fire in the first Test against New Zealand at Galle.
Clarke could have benefitted from Sangakkara's loss but the Australian vice-captain's disappointing showing in the fifth and final Ashes Test at The Oval opened the door for Gambhir, who returned to the number one spot.
Sangakkara, who had been top prior to the Galle Test, scored eight and 46 in the match, which was not enough to keep him at the top. Clarke could only manage a total of three runs in the Oval Test, a disappointing return, that sees him drop three places to fifth in the ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen.
For the Ashes winning English side, off-spinner Graeme Swann has jumped 17 places and into the top 10 of the ICC Player Rankings for Test bowlers for the first time in his career.
Another England bowler to make an upward move is, Man of the match Stuart Broad, whose inspired five-wicket haul in the first innings set up a victory for the home team as Australia collapsed to 160 all out.
Broad gains 11 places to 13th spot in the rankings, level with Australia's fast bowler Peter Siddle, who moves up four places after another consistent performance.
The bowling list is still headed by South Africa's Dale Steyn with Muttiah Muralitharan of Sri Lanka second and Australia's Mitchell Johnson hanging on to third.
Harbhajan Singh (5th) and Zaheer Khan (8th) are the two Indian bowlers in the top 10 chart.
Former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardena has moved up two places to seventh in the batting list following his first-innings century against New Zealand.
Australia's Ricky Ponting may have scored a battling half-century in the second innings but his overall match contribution did not save him from losing two places as he slips to ninth in the rankings.
Victorious captain Andrew Strauss was the stand-out England batsman of the series and his two half-centuries at the Oval were enough to move him up three spots to 12th position, level with South Africa's AB de Villiers.
The 30-year-old took eight wickets in the match underlying his position as England's top slow bowler and moving to 10th in the latest ranking.
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Gambhir, who was ranked third before the chart was updated, moved up two rungs ahead of Sangakkara, after the Lankan skipper failed to fire in the first Test against New Zealand at Galle.
Clarke could have benefitted from Sangakkara's loss but the Australian vice-captain's disappointing showing in the fifth and final Ashes Test at The Oval opened the door for Gambhir, who returned to the number one spot.
Sangakkara, who had been top prior to the Galle Test, scored eight and 46 in the match, which was not enough to keep him at the top. Clarke could only manage a total of three runs in the Oval Test, a disappointing return, that sees him drop three places to fifth in the ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen.
For the Ashes winning English side, off-spinner Graeme Swann has jumped 17 places and into the top 10 of the ICC Player Rankings for Test bowlers for the first time in his career.
Another England bowler to make an upward move is, Man of the match Stuart Broad, whose inspired five-wicket haul in the first innings set up a victory for the home team as Australia collapsed to 160 all out.
Broad gains 11 places to 13th spot in the rankings, level with Australia's fast bowler Peter Siddle, who moves up four places after another consistent performance.
The bowling list is still headed by South Africa's Dale Steyn with Muttiah Muralitharan of Sri Lanka second and Australia's Mitchell Johnson hanging on to third.
Harbhajan Singh (5th) and Zaheer Khan (8th) are the two Indian bowlers in the top 10 chart.
Former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardena has moved up two places to seventh in the batting list following his first-innings century against New Zealand.
Australia's Ricky Ponting may have scored a battling half-century in the second innings but his overall match contribution did not save him from losing two places as he slips to ninth in the rankings.
Victorious captain Andrew Strauss was the stand-out England batsman of the series and his two half-centuries at the Oval were enough to move him up three spots to 12th position, level with South Africa's AB de Villiers.
The 30-year-old took eight wickets in the match underlying his position as England's top slow bowler and moving to 10th in the latest ranking.
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