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Record breaking Indians move up in world rankings
16 March 2001

The scintillating performances of India's young cricketers in the second Test in Kolkata has zoomed them up the world rankings.

In the latest Pricewaterhouse Coopers cricket rankings, VVS Laxman, who became India's highest scorer in Tests with a brilliant 281, rocketed up 30 places and is now ranked 23rd.

Harbhajan Singh who claimed 13 wickets including India's first hat- trick in Tests gallopped from outside 50 to 18th in the new list.

Laxman's partner in the record breaking stand Rahul Dravid is the new number five jumping up five places while Australian vice captain Adam Gilchrist who failed to score in both innings dropped down to tenth place.

Sachin Tendulkar retains the top spot with 873 points with Steve Waugh in hot pursuit. Waugh now has 840 points after his century in the first innings. Ricky Ponting dropped four places to twelve, while Slater fell two places to 16th.

In the bowling however, McGrath who was joint first with South African captain Shaun Pollock moved to sole first place adding two more points to 909 while Pollock fell to 900 points. Shane Warne dropped to below 20 from his earlier ranking of 16, injured Brett Lee fell two spots to eigth and Jason Gillespie also fell by two places to nine.

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