New Delhi, Aug 20: Mohammed Azharuddin, having one of his best runs in recent times moved up to the third spot in the latest Pepsi Ratings released on Wednesday.

The former India captain, is behind Sri Lankans Aravinda de Silva (9566) and Sanath Jayasuriya (9525). Azhar is placed third with 9421.There are four Indians in the top 20.

Sachin Tendulkar is sixth with 7202 points, while Saurav Ganguly (4736) is 13th and Navjot Singh Sidhu (3684) is 20th.

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