Australia captain Michael Clarke is occupying second position, six ratings points behind South Africas Hashim Amla, while Indias Sachin Tendulkar is in 20th spot.

Batsmen aiming to break into the top 20 or improve their rankings include Virender Sehwag (22nd), Cheteshwar Pujara (24th), David Warner (25th), Virat Kohli (25th), Shane Watson and Mahendra Singh Dhoni (joint 36th), Phillip Hughes (44th), Ed Cowan (45th), Ravichandran Ashwin (46th) and Matthew Wade (51st).
In the Player Rankings for Test bowlers, Australia's Peter Siddle is the highest-ranked bowler in fifth position, with fellow paceman Mitchell Johnson in 18th. For India left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha is in eighth spot and his fellow spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is in 20th place.
Bowlers eyeing upward movement include Harbhajan Singh and Nathan Lyon (joint 25th), Ishant Sharma (32nd), James Pattinson (34th) and Mitchell Starc (40th).

The top two positions in the bowlers� list are occupied by South Africa's Dale Steyn and Vernon Philander while Pakistan�s Saeed Ajmal is in third position.
In the ICC Player Rankings for Test all-rounders, third-ranked Shane Watson is only the player from either side in top five. The list is headed by Bangladesh�s Shakib Al Hasan with Jacques Kallis second.
The player rankings will now be updated as the conclusion of Centurion and Chennai Tests.