Sri Lankan players advance in Test rankings

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The ICC had announced the latest Test Player Rankings. Sri Lankan players have come forward forward there.

Prabhat Jayasuriya, who performed well in the two Test matches against Ireland, has moved up 6 places in the Test bowlers' ranking and has reached the 13th position. Ramesh Mendis has moved up by 10 places to occupy the 22nd position.

Asita Fernando has moved up 9 places to 45th and Angelo Mathews is 22nd among the batsmen.

Skipper Dimuth Karunaratne is still ranked 9th among Test batsmen. Kusal Mendis is ranked 39th among the batsmen.