Indian skipper Rahul Dravid [ Images ] climbed eight places to return to the top-five ODI bastmen in the latest ICC [ Images ] Player Rankings while his deputy Mahendra Singh Dhoni [ Images ] dropped 10 places to be 15th.

Dravid's impressive run in the ongoing one-day series against England [ Images ] with the scores of 46, 92 not out and 56 in the first three cricket ODIs, pushed him to the fifth spot just behind Australian opener Matthew Hayden [ Images ].

For England, Ian Bell's [ Images ] three consecutive half centuries helped him jump 15 places and get the career best 14th spot.

The 25-year-old Warwickshire batsman was the architect of England's 2-1 lead with his scores of 79, 126 not out and 64.

Andrew Flintoff's [ Images ] maiden five wicket haul in the second ODI at Bristol broke back the injured bowler into the top ten while James Anderson [ Images ] made it into the top-20.

Flintoff jumped five places to be 10th while Anderson, has moved to 14th spot, an improvement of 19 places.

Flintoff also improved on his rankings for ODI all-rounders as he moved up three places to claim the second position behind South African Shaun Pollock [ Images ].

Zimbabwean Tatenda Taibu was also rewarded for his unbeaten century against South Africa [ Images ] in Harare on Sunday as he returned to the ICC rankings to claim 70th spot.

However, the lacklustre performance of Indian bowlers reflected on their rankings with paceman Ajit Agarkar [ Images ] being the highest-placed at 19th spot.

In the team's rankings, India [ Images ] remains in fifth place but can leapfrog Sri Lanka [ Images ] into fourth position with a strong finish to the series.