Four defeats in a row to India cost Sri Lanka heavily as they slid to number four in the latest One-day international cricket rankings.
India remained in seventh place although another two wins in the remaining matches of the series against Lanka could help them climb up the charts.
Nevertheless, India's batsmen moved up the individual rankings on the back of their success in ongoing series.
Captain Rahul Dravid was lurking close to his career-best ranking, climbing 17 places to move to seventh in the batting list.
Dravid was the highest ranking Indian batsman but his more famous teammate Sachin Tendulkar was not far behind, moving back into the top ten at number nine.
Tendulkar made a comeback to international cricket following a six-month injury lay-off in the series against Sri Lanka in an emphatic manner, hitting two half centuries on the trot.
Among the bowlers, Harbhajan Singh climbed 10 places to 11th.
Meanwhile, South Africa's 4-0 series win over New Zealand lifted them to second place in the ICC ODI Championship.
Graeme Smith's side started the series in fifth spot but their success has taken them to within 16 points of leaders Australia.
LG ICC ODI Championship:
1. Australia 27 matches, 3672 points, 136 rating
2. South Africa 23 - 2769 - 120
3. Pakistan 29 - 3363 - 116
4. Sri Lanka 26 - 2931 - 113
5. England 22 - 2389 - 109
6. New Zealand 25 - 2705 - 108
7. India 34 - 3542 - 104
8. West Indies 22 - 1980 - 90
9. Zimbabwe 23 - 1012 - 44
10. Bangladesh 23 - 322 - 14
Batsmen
1. Adam Gilchrist (Aus) 810
2. Ricky Ponting (Aus) 791
3. Graeme Smith (Rsa) 730
4. Marcus Trescothick (Eng) 723
Bowlers
1. Glenn McGrath (Aus) 842
2. Brett Lee (Aus) 805
3. Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri) 779
4. Makhaya Ntini (Rsa) 726
5. Shaun Pollock (Rsa) 723.
