Veteran Indian batsman VVS Laxman today rose seven places to a career-best sixth in the ICC Rankings for Test batsmen. Laxman achieved this after playing two crucial half centuries in the drawn match against the West Indies at Bridgetown, Barbados. The 36-year-old from Hyderabad, who hit 85 and 87 in a low-scoring match,has moved above compatriot Virender Sehwag and Shivnarine Chanderpaul, who both lose ground in the latest rankings. The top five remain unchanged with Jacques Kallis of South Africa still leading the way ahead of Sachin Tendulkar in second postion. Sehwag and Tendulkar, who are not playing in the West Indies, have fallen back because a player loses one per cent of his ratings points for every Test he misses. The news is also good for 10-wicket hero Ishant Sharma who has broken into the top-10 of the Rankings for Test bowlers following his stellar performance in the second Test against the West Indies. Ishantgained four places to move up to seventh, overtaking team-mate Harbhajan Singh in the process, and making him the second highest-ranked India bowler at the moment. As per the ICC statement, South Africa leads the way in the bowling chart, too, with speedster Dale Steyn top of the list, followed by England off-spinner Graeme Swann. There was no change in the top five of the Rankings for Test all-rounders with Kallis leading the way,followed by New Zealand's Daniel Vettori.