India's Rohit Sharma, Wriddhiman Saha and Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who set up the team's thumping 178-run win in the second Test against New Zealand at Kolkata, made rapid strides in their respective International Cricket Council (ICC) Test rankings, which were released here on Tuesday.
Stumper Wriddhiman, who scored half centuries in both the innings of the Test rose 18 spots to be positioned at No 56 in the ICC rankings for batsmen. His teammate Rohit, who rescued India's second innings with a brilliant 82, gained 14 spots to find himself at the No 38 spot.
In addition, middle order bat Cheteshwar Pujara, who remains the highest scorer so far in the series, also gained a spot to be placed at No 15.
However, opener Murali Vijay slipped five spots to be No 21 after a poor outing in both the Tests against the Kiwis.
In the bowler's list, medium pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who claimed his maiden five-wicket haul at home to guide India to an emphatic victory in the second Test, gained nine places to be placed at No 26 while his new ball partner Mohammed Shami also rose two spots to occupy the 23rd spot. All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja also gained one spot to be spotted at No 6 while his spin partner Ravichandran Ashwin slipped one place to find himself at No3. Among all-rounders, Jadeja slipped one place to No.4 with Ashwin continuing to lead the chart.
Meanwhile, the Australia women's side has opened up a six-point gap over its closest rival England, while New Zealand, West Indies and Ireland have also gained valuable points following the 1 October annual update of the MRF Tyres ICC Women's Team Rankings, which incorporates results in all three formats into a single rankings system.