Shane Bond has made a lightning-like rise up the world Test bowling rankings after his seven-wicket bag in the first Test victory over India at the weekend.

He is now ranked eighth in the world, the preserve of only Sir Richard Hadlee, Simon Doull and Chris Cairns in the PricewaterhouseCoopers rankings in the past.

It is another acknowledgement of the influence Bond has made since coming into the side last summer. And while he missed the England series at home, he came back to play a key role in New Zealand's success in the West Indies and his three-wicket blitz on Saturday effectively ended Indian hopes of winning the Test.

Cairns is now at 12 on the bowling list, Daryl Tuffey has risen to 21, Daniel Vettori is on 24 and newcomer Jacob Oram comes in at No 75.

Mark Richardson's 89 has seen him move up the batting list to No 16.

Of the other New Zealand batsmen, Nathan Astle is at 22, Craig McMillan at 29, Cairns is at 38 and Stephen Fleming at 40.

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