Pant scored a match-winning 101 in the Ahmedabad Test, which India won by an innings and 25 runs to clinch the series 3-1.

Axar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin make rapid strides, reach 38th and 3rd, respectively

Ashwin hit an excellent 106 in India's second innings and took eight wickets with his off-spin in the second Test against England in Chennai

England captain Joe Root’s match-winning 218 in the first Test against India has helped him advance two places to third position, overtaking counterpart Virat Kohli in the process

Apart from Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara, Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane is the other Indian batsman in the top-10

Jonny Bairstow, Shubman Gill, Josh Hazlewood, Marnus Labuschagne and Lahiru Thirimanne also gain in latest rankings released by ICC

Virat Kohli had pulled out of the ongoing Australia series after the first Test to go on paternity leave

Kiwis now have 118 points, two more than Australia and four clear of third-placed India

Williamson gained 13 rating points for his player-of-the-match effort against Pakistan to end the year at the top position

Rahane climbed to the sixth spot after scoring 112 and 27 not out to inspire India's eight-wicket series-levelling win in the second Test