India have climbed up one position to reach the fifth place in the latest ICC Test rankings released on Tuesday.
India gained three points to move from sixth to fifth, replacing Sri Lanka who slipped one place in the only positional change in the table in the latest update, an ICC press release said.
Australia continue to lead the table with 129 points, and are followed by South Africa, New Zealand and England. Pakistan and West Indies occupy the seventh and eighth places respectively.
India's upgradation in the Test rankings comes close on the heels of a three-place drop in one-day ratings, which saw the team tumble to the eighth position despite a string of successes in the last one year.
India's climb to the fifth place is largely due to the dropping of heavy series defeats to Australia and South Africa from the calculation period, the release said.
Ratings: 1. Australia (129 pts), 2. South Africa 119, 3. New Zealand 107, 4. England 101, 5. India 94, 6. Sri Lanka 91, 7. Pakistan 90, 8. West Indies 83, 9. Zimbabwe 58, 10. Bangladesh 2.
