The Indian men's hockey team slipped to fourth spot but the women side gained a place to rise to number six in the latest FIH World Rankings, issued on Monday.
At the top, Australia (2842.258) and Netherlands (3049.495) continued to be the world number one ranked teams in the men's and women's ranking.
In men's category, Netherlands (2465.707) replaced India (2366.990) in the third place based on their impressive results in FIH Pro League.
In women's world rankings, Australia (2440.750), England (2204.590) and Germany (2201.085) remain in third, fourth and fifth place respectively.
India (2029.396) have jumped to sixth at the expense of Spain (2016.149) who drop to seventh.