Captain Virat Kohli stayed in third to be the best-placed Indian batsman in the latest ICC ODI rankings issued in Dubai on Friday.
Rohit Sharma (12th) and Mahendra Singh Dhoni (13th) also retained their positions in the list.
Opener Shikhar Dhawan, however, dropped a rung to be 15th.
Among the bowlers, Akshar Patel was the best-placed Indian at the 11th position.
South Africa's AB de Villiers regained the top spot in the rankings for ODI batsmen after leading the list of run-scorers in the recent series against New Zealand which his side won 3-2.
De Villiers's 262 runs in the series, including a highest of 85 in the third ODI at Wellington, helped him overtake Australia opener David Warner to the top of the ladder, reclaiming the top spot within two months of losing it to India captain Virat Kohli.
De Villiers is on 875 points, four ahead of Warner and 23 clear of Kohli in the rankings that take into account performances in 15 ODIs including West Indies' 3-0 loss to England, Afghanistan's 3-2 win over Zimbabwe and Ireland's 2-0 verdict over the United Arab Emirates.
It is for the 10th time that the 33-year-old de Villiers is at the top of the rankings since first taking the spot in May 2010.
He has maintained his stay in the top five since September 2009.
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