Tendulkar loses top spot in ICC Test rankings to Kallis

Sachin Tendulkar's decision to not tour the West Indies has made him concede the top spot in the ICC Test rankings for batsmen to Jacques Kallis, who also continues to be the top-ranked allrounder.

A player loses 1% of his ratings points for every Test he misses, so Tendulkar will lose more points because he will miss the remaining two Tests against West Indies. He will begin next month's Test series in England in second place, though, as there is some gap between him and Kumar Sangakkara, who is third.

Rahul Dravid returned to the top 20 for the first time since November 2010 after his match-winning century at Sabina Park. He earned 45 ratings points, which lifted him nine places to No. 20, after he had slipped following a poor home series against New Zealand in November 2010. VVS Laxman, who had a twin failure in Kingston, dropped out of the top 10, falling five places to No. 13.

Ishant Sharma, who took six wickets in Kingston, moved up three places to No. 11 in the ICC Test rankings for bowlers. Dale Steyn continues to be the top-ranked Test bowler, followed by Graeme Swann and James Anderson.