The impressive performances in the first two Tests of the ongoing series against the West Indies [ Images ] saw Rahul Dravid [ Images ] break into the top 10 while VVS Laxman [ Images ] climbed to 13th spot in the ICC [ Images ] Test rankings for batsmen issued.
Dravid scored a brilliant 119 while Laxman made an unbeaten 176 during India's [ Images ] just-concluded second Test against the West Indies at the Eden Gardens which the home team won by an innings and 15 runs to pocket the three-match series 2-0.
By virtue of these outstanding performances, Dravid has moved up four places to eighth position and Laxman gained five spots to 13th in the recently-released Test batsmen chart.
The other Indian in the top 10 is Sachin Tendulkar [ Images ], who with an aggregate of 796 points remains at the fifth position in the list which is being headed by Sri Lanka's [ Images ] Kumara Sangakkara.
However, it was not so good news for the West Indian middle-order batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul [ Images ], who scored a century in the first Test against in Delhi [ Images ], as he dropped made four places to remain just inside the top 10 bracket.
Among Indian bowlers, left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha [ Images ] was the main mover as he gained six places to 26th position, the highest ranking of his career till date.
The 25-year-old spinner took a whopping 13 wickets (seven in Delhi and six in Kolkata [ Images ]) in the first two Tests against the West Indies to play a major role in India's series win.
Zaheer Khan [ Images ], who is placed at number six, remains the only Indian in the top 10 bowling chart, which is dominated by South Africa's [ Images ] Dale Steyn [ Images ] with an aggregate of 902 points.
The other Indian bowler to feature in to 20 is Ishant Sharma [ Images ] who is placed at 17th spot.
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