Former Sri Lankan skipper Kumar Sangakkara returned to the No. 1 position in the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen after top scoring for Sri Lanka in the recent Test series against Pakistan.
Sangakkara with 880 rating points reclaimed the top position from South African allrounder Jacques Kallis.
Kallis who was leading Sangakkara by three ratings points previously has now slipped seven ratings points behind him after low scores against Australia in Cape Town.