England, meanwhile, slipped to fourth spot for the first time in two years. They are replaced by Australia, who beat Ireland 18-9 in Brisbane.

After their dismal showing at the African Cup of Nations qualifiers, Bafana Bafana have fallen four places to 53rd in Fifa’s latest world rankings.

Tiger Woods has plummeted depths he had not reached in 14 years when he dropped four spots in the world rankings issued on Monday.

Coach Gary Kirsten said on Wednesday India needed to be consistent in the ongoing tri-series in Sri Lanka to become the world’s best one-day team.