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India third in Test rankings

August 15, 2007 09:33 IST

India [ Images ] moved up two places to third in the LG International Cricket Council's [ Images ] Test rankings following their series win in England [ Images ].

India won the three-match series 1-0 after the final Test at The Oval was drawn on Monday.

Rahul Dravid's [ Images ] side drew the opening Test at Lord's and won by seven wickets at Trent Bridge.

They became the first India team to win a Test series in England for 21 years, emulating Kapil Dev's [ Images ] side in 1986.

England, who lost a first series at home since 2001, maintained second place behind Australia [ Images ].

Test rankings:

1: Australia 141

2: England 111

3: India 107

4: Sri Lanka [ Images ] 107

5: South Africa [ Images ] 102

6: Pakistan 99

7: New Zealand [ Images ] 99

8: West Indies [ Images ] 72

9: Bangladesh 4