Tendulkar gets a chance to enter Top-20 in his final series

Sachin Tendulkar, who is entering his farewell series in 24th position, will have the opportunity to draw curtains on his illustrious career by moving into the top-20 while India have a chance to snatch second place from England if they win the Test series against the West Indies.
Tendulkar has previously held the number one spot, having first topped the batting charts in November 1994 when he overtook Brian Lara in Mumbai after knocks of 34 and 85 against the West Indies. He last held the top spot in June 2011 before surrendering it to South Africa's Jacques Kallis after deciding to give the series in the West Indies a miss.

Tendulkar topped the batting tables five times in his career - November 1994, March 1998, May 2000, early 2002 and October 2010. He also spent a total of 139 Tests (fourth most) and 1,157 days (12th most) as the top-ranked batsman in Test cricket.
In the Team Rankings, India (116) are currently placed third and lead the West Indies (99) by 17 ratings points. If the series ends in a draw, India will retain third position but will slip to 114 ratings points while the West Indies will join Australia on 101 ratings points but will be ranked above Michael Clarke's men when the ratings are calculated beyond the decimal point.

If India wins the series 1-0, then it will move ahead of England into second place on 117 ratings points behind top-ranked South Africa (131), while a 2-0 win will put it in second place on 119 ratings points.
It will also be an opportunity for India's highest-ranked batsman Cheteshwar Pujara to improve his ranking. Pujara is currently sitting in seventh position and is likely to move up the order if he records strong performances. Pujara has so far scored 1,180 runs at an average of 65.55 in 22 Test innings.