His hundred, coming in his first Test in India, along with Ricky Ponting's century, helped Australia gain a 70-run first-innings lead. Ponting remained fourth in the rankings, despite scoring his first century in
Zaheer Khan and Mitchell Johnson, two fast bowlers who fared well in the Test, moved up the table. Zaheer, who took six wickets and was the Man of the Match, jumped seven places to No. 11 in the bowlers' rankings, while Johnson, who got five, moved six places to No. 34. His previous spot was filled by Ishant Sharma.
Michael Clarke, Matthew Hayden and Rahul Dravid lost two places each while Sachin Tendulkar, who needs 15 more to break Brian Lara's record for most Test runs, slipped by one to No. 24.
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