Dubai - India's Virender Sehwag has moved to the top of the ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen after his heroics during the second Test against South Africa in Kolkata.
The opening batsman smashed 165 in the first innings and has gained five places in the latest rankings displacing team-mate Gautam Gambhir at the top.
The 31-year-old from New Delhi is now enjoying the highest rating of his illustrious career to date.
The news is good, too, for South Africa's Hashim Amla, whose two centuries in the match came so close to saving the match for the Proteas. He has gained no fewer than eight places in the latest rankings and now sits in second position, not far behind Sehwag.
In the bowler's standings, Proteas speedster Dale Steyn continues to lead the way, while team-mate Jacques Kallis remains the leading all-rounder.Top 10 Test batsmen:
1. Virender Sehwag (IND) 863
2. Hashim Amla (RSA) 842
3. Mahela Jayawardena (SRI) 836
4. Kumar Sangakkara (SRI) 835
5. Gautam Gambhir (IND) 824
T6. Sachin Tendulkar (IND) 805
T6. Michael Clarke (AUS) 805
8. Jacques Kallis (RSA) 790
9. Graeme Smith (RSA) 786
10. Ricky Ponting (AUS) 783
Top 10 Test bowlers:
1. Dale Steyn (RSA) 867
2. Mitchell Johnson (AUS) 780
3. Mohammad Asif (PAK) 757
4. M Muralidaran (SRI) 752
5. Graeme Swann (ENG) 732
6. Zaheer Khan (IND) 729
7. Harbhajan Singh (IND) 712
8. Stuart Broad (ENG) 673
9. Stuart Clark (AUS) 668
10. Morne Morkel (RSA) 660
Top 5 Test all-rounders:
1. Jacques Kallis (RSA) 442
2. Daniel Vettori (NZL) 398
3. Shakib Al Hasan (BAN) 322
4. Graeme Swann (ENG) 306
5. Mitchell Johnson (AUS) 302