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India (2771.35 points) jumped one place to third and went past England (2763.50 points) behind top-ranked Netherlands (3095.90 points) and Belgium (2917.87 points).
This was the second time India rose to No 3 in FIH rankings. India had achieved a similar ranking in 2021 after securing a bronze in the Tokyo Olympics, which was their first medal at the Games in 41 years.
On Saturday, the Harmanpreet Singh-led side defeated Malaysia 4-3 to lift the ACT title. They made an incredible comeback from 1-3 down.
In the last edition of the event in 2021, India had finished third.
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The ACT runners-up Malaysia remained on ninth in the FIH rankings.
Apart from India and Malaysia, South Korea too find themselves at 11th while Pakistan is placed 16th.