Reliving the events leading to the appointment of Shastri as the head coach of men's national team, Edulji said that former coach Anil Kumble was ousted unceremoniously at the insistence of Kohli.
Maradona raised eyebrows when it was announced in September he was taking the managing job at struggling Dorados, who were then in 13th place in their 15-team league.
The other two notable movers from the Adelaide Test are Indian batsman Ajinkya Rahane in 17th (up by two places) and Aussie bowler Mitchell Starc in 16th (up by two places).
France, the lowest ranked team in the tournament at 20, have already shown the world that rankings hardly have any significance by stunning Olympic champions Argentina 5-3 in the pool stages.
The two strikers have been rivals for the past decade winning five Ballon d'Or trophies each before their domination was broken by World Cup runner-up Luka Modric last week.
