India toppled Australia to achieve their highest-ever ranking of second in the ICC ODI Championship table courtesy the series victory in New Zealand and the world champions' recent dip in form.

Team India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni extended his stay at the top of the ICC batting chart, while his pace spearhead Zaheer Khan broke into the top 10 in the bowlers' list in the latest ICC ODI rankings issued on Friday. Star middle order batsman Yuvraj Singh benefitted from West Indies' talismanic batsman Chris Gayle's mundane form to jump a rung to grab the fifth spot. Sachin Tendulkar is the only other Indian batsman in the top 20.

Ross Taylor reached his second century in successive Tests and shared a New Zealand record fifth-wicket partnership with James Franklin before India hit back to hold a commanding position at lunch on the final day of the third Test. Taylor followed his 151 in New Zealand's only innings in the drawn

New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori said on Wednesday that the momentum of the first Test was firmly in India's hand despite his record 186-run partnership with Jesse Ryder that gave some respectability to the hosts' innings. Both scored centuries that helped New Zealand post 279 after they were reeling at 60 for six at one stage.