Sri Lanka, March 27 -- Sri Lanka's captain, Dhananjaya de Silva, has surged in the latest ICC Men's Test Player Rankings following his outstanding performance in the first Test against Bangladesh, where he was named Player of the Match.

De Silva's remarkable feat of scoring twin centuries in Sylhet has propelled him to a new career-high rating in the updated rankings for Test batters. The skipper has soared an impressive 15 places to reach the 14th position overall, accumulating a personal best of 695 rating points. He now stands just 40 points away from breaking into the top 10 Test batters globally.

Meanwhile, Sri Lanka's Kamindu Mendis also left a mark with his twin centuries in the same Test, earning him a spot in the rankings for T...