Dubai, June 18 -- South Africa, still basking in the glory of their World Test Championship (WTC) final triumph against Australia, saw the star-studded group soar to new heights in the latest ICC rankings.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) issued the updated rankings on Wednesday, and several members of the Proteas cast jumped to new levels in the Men's Test Player Rankings.

Player of the Match, Aiden Markram, jumped seven places to the 11th spot, just on the outskirts of the Top 10 rankings. A mere two points separate him from breaching the mark, with New Zealand's Daryl Mitchell occupying the 10th spot with a tally of 725.

Markram dazzled with his swashbuckling display with the bat and hammered 136 runs off 207 balls to clear S...