ICC Test Rankings: India take No.1 spot after series win over New Zealand
Cricket | December 06, 2021 15:29 ISTIndia beat New Zealand by 372 runs in the Mumbai Test on the fourth day after drawing the opening match in Kanpur.
India beat New Zealand by 372 runs in the Mumbai Test on the fourth day after drawing the opening match in Kanpur.
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson, meanwhile, ended the year at the top position after he dethroned Australia's Steve Smith, who slipped to the third spot after managing scores of 0 and 8 in the two innings at MCG.
The Black Caps defeat the visitors by an innings and 12 runs early on the fourth day of the second Test to grab the first spot in rankings for the first time in history.
Another England bowler to advance is Chris Woakes, whose five-wicket haul in the second innings has lifted him to 20th position and a career-best rating points tally of 654.
Jason Holder leapfrogged Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan and India's Ravindra Jadeja to grab the number one spot for the first time in his career.
Apart from Kohli, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Gautam Gambhir, Sunil Gavaskar, Virender Sehwag and Dilip Vengsarkar are the other Indian batsmen to have achieved number one rank in ICC test batting rankings
India Test spinner Ravichandran Ashwin slipped one place in the bowlers ranking to take the fifth position with 803 points, while Ravindra Jadeja held on to his second spot in the all-rounders ranking.
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