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It comes as no surprise that India's batting mainstay Sachin Tendulkar [Images] has dropped to his lowest ranking since 1992 in the International Cricket Council's Test rankings after a disappointing series against Sri Lanka [Images].

Tendulkar struggled in the three-Test series, scoring just 95 runs, at an average of 15.83. He scored only six and 14 in the third and final Test, which Sri Lanka won by eight wickets in Colombo on Monday to clinch the series 2-1.

This was one of Tendulkar's worst performances in a Test series after which he has dropped the 23rd in the latest ICC [Images] Test rankings for batsmen.

Tendulkar's worst ever series (Minimum 2 Tests):

Series	Season	Mts	Runs	HS	Avg
v Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka	2008	3	95	31	15.83
v Australia [Images] in India	2004-05	2	70	55	17.50
v New Zealand [Images] in India	2003-04	2	71	55	17.75
v England [Images] in India	2005-06	3	83	34	20.75
v Pakistan in Pakistan	2005-06	3	63	26	21.00
v New Zealand in New Zealand	2002-03	2	100	51	25.00
v South Africa [Images] in India	2004-05	2	55	32*	27.50
v South Africa in India	1996-97	3	166	61	27.66
v New Zealand in India	1995-96	3	58	52*	29.00