India had started the series in third place on 113 ratings points and finished on 117 ratings points – two points clear of South Africa, which is involved in a five-ODI series against Australia.
In contrast, Sri Lanka retained fourth position but slipped to 108 after conceding three ratings points.
It now hosts England in a seven-ODI series, leading Alastair Cook's side by one ratings point.
However, with the Australia-South Africa series locked at one-all, both sides have an opportunity to regain the No 1 ranking.
But to make this happen, either side will have to win the remaining three matches.
If Australia wins the series 4-1, then it will move ahead of India by a fraction of a point (0.2 ratings points).
South Africa will end on 118 ratings points and Australia on 111 ratings points if the series result is reversed.
Batsmen
| Rank | (+/-) | Player | Team | Points | Average | Highest Ranking |
| 1 | ( - ) | AB de Villiers | SA | 887! | 51.21 | 887 v Aus at Perth 2014 |
| 2 | (+1) | Virat Kohli | Ind | 862 | 52.61 | 886 v Ban at Fatullah 2014 |
| 3 | (-1) | Hashim Amla | SA | 834 | 53.42 | 901 v Eng at Trent Bridge 2012 |
| 4 | ( - ) | George Bailey | Aus | 810 | 46.65 | 867 v SA at Harare 2014 |
| 5 | ( - ) | Shikhar Dhawan | Ind | 777 | 45.46 | 785 v SL at Hyderabad 2014 |
| 6 | ( - ) | K. Sangakkara | SL | 776 | 39.99 | 853 v Afg at Mirpur 2014 |
| 7 | ( - ) | MS Dhoni | Ind | 738 | 52.85 | 836 v Aus at Delhi 2009 |
| 8 | (+1) | T. Dilshan | SL | 731 | 37.92 | 767 v Pak at Sharjah 2013 |
| 9 | (-1) | Quinton de Kock | SA | 718* | 42.29 | 747 v Zim at Harare 2014 |
| 10 | (+4) | Angelo Mathews | SL | 706! | 40.87 | 706 v Ind at Ranchi 2014 |
Selected Rankings
| Rank | (+/-) | Player | Team | Points | Average | Highest Ranking |
| 15 | (+18) | Rohit Sharma | Ind | 651 | 37.89 | 672 v WI at Kochi 2013 |
| 17 | (-2) | Suresh Raina | Ind | 639 | 35.82 | 669 v Eng at Dharamsala 2013 |
| 30 | (-4) | M. Jayawardene | SL | 601 | 33.15 | 738 v WI at Colombo (RPS) 2001 |
| 46 | (+4) | L. Thirimanne | SL | 544 | 30.32 | 573 v Pak at Mirpur 2014 |
| 47 | (-2) | Ajinkya Rahane | Ind | 534 | 29.28 | 550 v SL at Cuttack 2014 |
| 66 | (+2) | Ambati Rayudu | Ind | 500*! | 45.66 | 500 v SL at Ranchi 2014 |
| 69= | (-8) | D. Chandimal | SL | 493 | 29.28 | 667 v Aus at Adelaide 2012 |
| 83 | (-2) | Upul Tharanga | SL | 458 | 32.52 | 663 v NZ at Napier 2006 |
| 84 | (-5) | Kusal Perera | SL | 456* | 23.87 | 487 v SA at Hambantota 2014 |
| 100 | (-1) | Thisara Perera | SL | 408 | 18.37 | 427 v Ind at Cuttack 2014 |
Bowling
| Rank | (+/-) | Player | Team | Points | Ave | HS | Rating |
| 1 | ( - ) | Saeed Ajmal | Pak | 770 | 22.18 | 4.13 | 810 v SA at Centurion 2013 |
| 2 | ( - ) | Sunil Narine | WI | 753 | 26.49 | 4.10 | 791 v SL at Jamaica 2013 |
| 3 | ( - ) | Dale Steyn | SA | 712 | 25.31 | 4.82 | 746 v Ind at Durban 2013 |
| 4= | ( - ) | James Anderson | Eng | 690 | 29.10 | 4.94 | 719 v SA at The Oval 2013 |
| (+1) | M. Johnson | Aus | 690 | 25.72 | 4.82 | 724 v Ban at Darwin 2008 | |
| 6 | (+8) | Morne Morkel | SA | 651 | 23.88 | 4.86 | 717 v SL at East London 2012 |
| 7 | (-1) | M. Hafeez | Pak | 647 | 35.01 | 4.06 | 769 v Ind at Kolkata 2013 |
| 8 | (-2) | B. Kumar | Ind | 641 | 36.59 | 4.60 | 657 v WI at Dharamsala 2014 |
| 9 | ( - ) | Steven Finn | Eng | 640 | 28.41 | 4.74 | 755 v NZ at Auckland 2013 |
| 10 | (-2) | Ravindra Jadeja | Ind | 638 | 32.29 | 4.79 | 738 v Zim at Bulawayo 2013 |
Selected Rankings
| Rank | (+/-) | Player | Team | Points | Ave | HS | Rating |
| 15 | (+1) | R. Ashwin | Ind | 617 | 32.46 | 4.89 | 691 v SL at Hambantota 2012 |
| 24 | (+5) | Angelo Mathews | SL | 595 | 35.69 | 4.55 | 649 v Ind at Trinidad 2013 |
| 38 | ( - ) | Amit Mishra | Ind | 540* | 23.95 | 4.58 | 570 v Zim at Bulawayo 2013 |
| 40 | (+8) | Umesh Yadav | Ind | 537 | 35.93 | 5.89 | 540 v SL at Kolkata 2014 |
| 42= | (-3) | Ajantha Mendis | SL | 526 | 20.77 | 4.59 | 648 v NZ at Colombo (RPS) 2011 |
| 48 | (-4) | N. Kulasekara | SL | 505 | 34.11 | 4.78 | 727 v NZ at Colombo (RPS) 2009 |
| 58 | (-1) | Ishant Sharma | Ind | 462 | 31.25 | 5.69 | 594 v Aus at Nagpur 2009 |
| 60 | (-6) | Thisara Perera | SL | 458 | 27.96 | 5.54 | 610 v Ind at Colombo (RPS) 2012 |
| 71 | (+11) | Akshar Patel | Ind | 428*! | 20.28 | 4.49 | 428 v SL at Ranchi 2014 |
| 72 | (-8) | T. Dilshan | SL | 427 | 47.38 | 4.77 | 497 v SA at Colombo (RPS) 2013 |
| 83 | (-4) | R Vinay Kumar | Ind | 402* | 37.44 | 5.94 | 504 v SL at Adelaide 2012 |
| 86= | (+2) | S. Prasanna | SL | 393*! | 46.76 | 5.10 | 393 v Ind at Ranchi 2014 |
| 88 | (-4) | Suresh Raina | Ind | 389* | 48.00 | 5.03 | 396 v SL at Cuttack 2014 |
All-rounders
| Rank | (Change) | Player | Team | Points | Highest Ranking |
| 1 | (+1) | Angelo Mathews | SL | 420! | 420 v Ind at Ranchi 2014 |
| 2 | (-1) | M. Hafeez | Pak | 411 | 438 v Ind at Kolkata 2013 |
| 3 | ( - ) | Shakib Al Hasan | Ban | 361 | 453 v Zim at Chittagong 2009 |
| 4 | ( - ) | Ravindra Jadeja | Ind | 336 | 378 v Eng at Edgbaston 2013 |
| 5 | ( - ) | T. Dilshan | SL | 312 | 373 v NZ at Hambantota 2013 |
*indicates provisional rating; a batsman qualifies for a full rating after a minimum of 40 started innings; a bowler qualifies for a full rating after he has conceded 1,500 runs.
Image: Axar Patel celebrates after picking up a wicket
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