Rahane, who was 11th in the last list is currently 8th and the only Indian in the top-10 led by Australian skipper Steve Smith.
India's Test captain Virat Kohli dropped three places from 13th to 16th place.
In the bowlers' list, Ashwin and Jadeja were static at 2nd and 6th position respectively with Jimmy Anderson on top of the list.
Batsmen (Top 10)
1 Steve Smith (Aus)
3 Kane Williamson (NZ)
4 Hashim Amla (SA)
5 Younus Khan (Pak)
6 Adam Voges (Aus)
7 AB de Villiers (SA)
8 Ajinkya Rahane (Ind)
9 Ross Taylor (NZ)
10 Alastair Cook (Eng)/David Warner (Aus)
Bowlers (Top 10)
1 Jimmy Anderson (Eng)
2 R Ashwin (Ind)
3 Dale Steyn (SA)
4 Stuart Broad (Eng)
5 Yasir Shah (Pak)
6 Ravindra Jadeja (Ind)
7 Mitchell Starc (Aus)
8 Rangana Herath (SL)
9 Trent Boult (NZ)
10 Josh Hazlewood (Aus)
All-rounders (top five)
Rank
1 R Ashwin (Ind)
2 Shakib Al Hasan (Ban)
3 Moeen Ali (Eng)
4 V Philander (SA)
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