Gambhir climbs to 4th spot.....

Gautam Gambhir consistent performance in the series against New Zealand puts him ahead to fourth spot in the ICC Player Rankings. His 445 runs with the bat including 2 centuries and a half century helped him to achieve his carrier best. In the last eight Tests he has scored 1,269 runs and has vaulted 33 places in the rankings. But Shewag has dropped three places to 20th position after scores of 48 and 12.Shewag has a poor performance and has lost six places after scoring just 140 runs in five innings. Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has jumped five places to share 31st spot with England's Ian Bell. Mean while Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid have retained their 14th and 26th positions respectively. Heading the batting list is Shivnarine Chanderpaul of the West Indies with Pakistan captain Younis Khan in second place and Kumar Sangakkara of Sri Lanka in third position. South Africa's Jacques Kallis still leading the way for the all rounder in Test matches.