The Indian team needs to clean sweep the upcoming series against the West Indies to grab the spot in the top 2.
Ravindra Jadeja, who climbed a spot to be joint-ninth, is the other Indian giving Jasprit Bumrah company in the top-10.
Australia's impressive effort to take an unassailable 2-0 lead over Pakistan at home in the on-going three-match series has helped them move up in the rankings.
In a rare achievement, batters from Australia occupy the top three places in the rankings as Steve Smith and Travis Head joined top-ranked Marnus Labuschagne following their centuries in the WTC final win against India at The Oval.
India (115) are 11 rating points behind Australia (126) in the ICC Test rankings.