Sachin Tendulkar slipped a rung to 14th but continues to be the highest ranked Indian in the ICC Test rankings for batsmen while his skipper Anil Kumble was the best-placed Indian bowler in the latest list.
Among other Indians in the batting chart, former skipper Rahul Dravid and opener Virender Sehwag remain steady at 15th and 18th respectively.
However, Sourav Ganguly was down a spot to 20.
In the bowling list, the next best-placed Indian after Kumble is Zaheer Khan at No 14, which he shares with controversial Pakistan pacer Mohammad Asif
Further down the list, off-spinner Harbhajan Singh climbed a rung to 17.
Meanwhile, Ashwell Prince and AB de Villiers stormed into the top 20 among batsmen after outstanding performances against England in the second Test, which ended on Monday.
Prince climbed eight places to 13 in the rankings and now has 12th-placed Graeme Smith firmly in his sights while de Villiers jumped six places to 19th.
The batting list is still headed by Kumar Sangakkara of Sri Lanka, ahead of the West Indies' Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Mike Hussey of Australia and his captain, Ricky Ponting, along with Mohammad Yousuf of Pakistan, the latter two sharing fourth place.
