India, Sept. 2 -- Devdutt Padikkal's impressive return to India's Test set-up has been reflected in the latest ICC rankings, with the left-hander climbing five places to No. 54 among Test batters following his prolific tour of Sri Lanka.

Padikkal was one of the most eye-catching Indian movers in the rankings update released by the ICC on Wednesday. The 26-year-old finished the two-Test series against Sri Lanka with 328 runs at an average of 109.33, including centuries in both Galle and Colombo, as India secured a 1-0 series victory. His Colombo hundred was particularly significant. Padikkal followed his century in the opening Test by making 117 in the second, helping India reach 300/5 at the end of the opening day before they eventually ...