<p> Veteran batsman Sachin Tendulkar and pace spearhead Zaheer Khan remained static at their respective 12th spots to be the highest-placed Indian cricketers in the latest ICC Test rankings issued today.<br /><br /></p>.<p>While Tendulkar is the only Indian in the top-20 of the batting list, Zaheer has company in the form of spinner Pragyan Ojha, who held on to his 20th spot, in the bowling chart.<br /><br />Meanwhile, South African Jacques Kallis led the charge of his country's batsmen up the rankings after his side's stunning innings and 12-run victory against England on Monday.<br /><br />Kallis, who scored an unbeaten 182 and also took 2-38 in England's first innings, not only moved up two places in batting rankings to second place but also unseated Shakib Al Hasan of Bangladesh as the number one ranked Test all-rounder. Kallis has also moved up one rung in the rankings for Test bowlers to 31st place.<br /><br />Hashim Amla's reward for his unbeaten 311, which was South Africa's highest ever individual Test score, was not only the man of the match award but also a jump of three places in the batting rankings.<br /><br />His overall rating of 872 is a career best to date for Amla -- just two behind second-placed Kallis. Graeme Smith, South Africa's captain, moved up four places after his 131 in South Africa's mammoth 637-2 declared.<br /><br />Smith is sixth in the batting table with AB de Villiers, who did not bat at The Oval, dropping to fifth because of the moves by Amla and Kallis.<br /><br />Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakarra remained the top-ranked batsman and the only scant consolation for England was that Alastair Cook moved up one place to eighth -- courtesy his first innings 115.<br /><br />In the rankings for bowlers, Dale Steyn's seven-wicket haul in the match -- including a second innings 5-56 -- confirmed his place at the top and edged him ever closer to the magical 900 point mark.<br /><br />He has 896 –- just six short of his career best mark of 902 achieved against Sri Lanka at Centurion in 2011.</p>
<p> Veteran batsman Sachin Tendulkar and pace spearhead Zaheer Khan remained static at their respective 12th spots to be the highest-placed Indian cricketers in the latest ICC Test rankings issued today.<br /><br /></p>.<p>While Tendulkar is the only Indian in the top-20 of the batting list, Zaheer has company in the form of spinner Pragyan Ojha, who held on to his 20th spot, in the bowling chart.<br /><br />Meanwhile, South African Jacques Kallis led the charge of his country's batsmen up the rankings after his side's stunning innings and 12-run victory against England on Monday.<br /><br />Kallis, who scored an unbeaten 182 and also took 2-38 in England's first innings, not only moved up two places in batting rankings to second place but also unseated Shakib Al Hasan of Bangladesh as the number one ranked Test all-rounder. Kallis has also moved up one rung in the rankings for Test bowlers to 31st place.<br /><br />Hashim Amla's reward for his unbeaten 311, which was South Africa's highest ever individual Test score, was not only the man of the match award but also a jump of three places in the batting rankings.<br /><br />His overall rating of 872 is a career best to date for Amla -- just two behind second-placed Kallis. Graeme Smith, South Africa's captain, moved up four places after his 131 in South Africa's mammoth 637-2 declared.<br /><br />Smith is sixth in the batting table with AB de Villiers, who did not bat at The Oval, dropping to fifth because of the moves by Amla and Kallis.<br /><br />Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakarra remained the top-ranked batsman and the only scant consolation for England was that Alastair Cook moved up one place to eighth -- courtesy his first innings 115.<br /><br />In the rankings for bowlers, Dale Steyn's seven-wicket haul in the match -- including a second innings 5-56 -- confirmed his place at the top and edged him ever closer to the magical 900 point mark.<br /><br />He has 896 –- just six short of his career best mark of 902 achieved against Sri Lanka at Centurion in 2011.</p>