Riding on the match-saving hundred against New Zealand in the second Test, ace batsman VVS Laxman today returned to the top-20 of the ICC Rankings, up six places to 15th in the latest list.

In the rankings for Test bowlers, pacer Ishant Sharma's 3-95 in the drawn match helped him leapfrog Jacques Kallis of South Africa, Pakistan's Danish Kaneria and England's Monty Panesar to a career-best 17th spot.