Tendulkar loses two points in ICC ranking

Tendulkar loses two points in ICC ranking
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Summary Indian batsmen Sachin Tendulkar has pushed down the order in the latest ICC Test rankings.

Englands Jonathan Trott and James Anderson have risen to second place in the International Cricket CouncilTest rankings respectively after their sides 196-run win over India at Lords.Trott has climbed two places, above Indias Sachin Tendulkar and Sri Lanka?s Kumar Sangakkara, to second spot in the batting rankings, after innings of 70 and 22 during the 2000th Test in history, which was also the opening game of a four-match series. Andersons seven-wicket haul in the match, including his 11th five-wicket Test return of five for 65 in the second innings, saw him overtake team-mate Graeme Swann in the bowling rankings.Meanwhile, England fast bowler Chris Tremlett went into ninth place on the back of his four wickets at Lords. India still have two bowlers in the top ten, with Zaheer Khan who suffered a hamstring injury at Lords and Ishant Sharma lying in fifth and seventh place respectively.As well as Tendulkar, India have Venkatsai Laxman (seventh) and Virender Sehwag (tenth) in the batting top 10 although Sehwag was left hanging on to his place among the elite after missing the Lords Test with a shoulder injury.
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