London: West Indies' Shivnarine Chanderpaul has lost his place at the top of the International Cricket Council (ICC) world batting rankings in the latest edition issued today.

The left-hander, the ICC's player of the year for 2008, dropped into second place. Pakistan's Younus Khan has moved back on top of the rankings, a position he briefly held earlier this year.

Chanderpaul can make amends when the second and final Test in the England series starts on Thursday. England's Kevin Pietersen has also slipped down, dropping to ninth from third.

In the bowling rankings, Sri Lanka off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan is still at number one followed by South Africa quick Dale Steyn and Australia left-arm paceman Mitchell Johnson.