Spinner Kuldeep Yadav has gained seven slots to reach a career-best 45th position after his figures of five for 99 in Australia’s first innings of Sydney Test.
Rishabh Pant and Ajinkya Rahane also gained places in the ICC Test rankings for batsmen.
Men in Green, who had entered with 95 points at the sixth place, have now dropped to the seventh position with 92 points.
A 4-0 series win for Australia will move them into No.1 position in Test rankings; India need to draw one Test to retain top spot, said the ICC.
The cricket world is shaken by the phenomenon who has taken two five-fors in one Test in the UAE.
England begun the series in fifth position and 97 points but the emphatic victory over top-ranked India has resulted in a big gain of eight points and lifted them to 105 points as they surpassed New Zealand.
The India captain played knocks of 23 and 17 even as his side succumbed to 107 and 130 for an innings and 159-run loss at the Lord's.
Virat Kohli trails Steve Smith by 26 points and will have to produce a string of strong performances in the upcoming Test series against England to leapfrog the Australian.
West Indies will start the series at No.9 in the ICC Test Team Rankings, just behind their opponents, but a 2-0 series win will take them above Bangladesh to No.8.
Dhawan's knock of 107, during which he became the first player from India to complete a century before lunch on the opening day of a Test match, saw him gain 10 spots to reach a career-best 24th position.
India have reached an aggregate of 125 while South Africa have lost five points and slipped to 112.
The India captain's next chance to gain more points will be either the one-off Test against Afghanistan in June or the five-Test series against England in August/September.
The Kangaroos have moved into third place while England have dropped to the fifth position following the conclusion of the five-match Ashes series in Sydney.
Steve Smith's contributions of 76 and 102 not out has strengthened his position at the top of the table.
The Rajkot-born batsman returned to the number two position after playing a brilliant knock of 143 in the Nagpur Test which helped his side to register a huge victory by an innings and 239 runs against Sri Lanka.
Kohli, who is top-ranked in both ODIs and T20Is, knocked up a fine 104 not out on day five before the game ended in a draw.
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