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ICC Test rankings: Number one crown snatched from India

Published - 5-JAN-2024 5:52 IST | Updated - 13-APR-2024 12:28 IST

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Despite victory in Cape Town, number one crown snatched from India in ICC Test rankings

Under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, Team India has recently created history by winning the Test match against South Africa in Cape Town. The Indian team has not only become the first team in Asia to win a Test match in Cape Town but has also succeeded in drawing a Test series for the second time on South African soil.

ICC Latest Test Ranking: Under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, Team India has recently created history by winning the Test match against South Africa in Cape Town. The Indian team has not only become the first team in Asia to win a Test match in Cape Town but has also succeeded in drawing a Test series for the second time on South African soil. India had earlier drawn the Test series 1-1 on South African soil in 2010-11 under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni. India won the second Test match against South Africa by 7 wickets in Cape Town on Thursday and drew the two-match Test series 1-1.

Test dominance lost despite victory in Cape Town

Even after creating history by winning the Cape Town Test, the Indian team has received a bad news. Despite the victory in Cape Town, India's dominance in the Test rankings has ended. International Cricket Council (ICC) has released the latest Test rankings. In the latest ICC Test rankings, the Indian team has slipped from the top to the second position with the loss of one place. Before the Test series against South Africa, Team India was the number-1 team in the ICC Test rankings.

India slipped from first place to second place

Team India had to face defeat against South Africa in the first Test match played in Centurion, due to which it lost 1 rating point. Team India's rating points have decreased from 118 to 117 after the Test series against South Africa was drawn 1-1. With 117 rating points, the Indian team has now slipped from first place to second place in ICC's latest Test rankings. Australia with 118 rating points
Has reached the top in the latest ICC Test rankings.


Australia ranks first in ICC rankings

The third test match is currently being played between Australia and Pakistan in Sydney. Australia currently has an unassailable 2-0 lead in this three-match Test series. After the end of this Test series between Australia and Pakistan, the ranking will be updated once again. After the end of this Test series, Australia's rating points in the ICC rankings will increase further. In the ICC rankings, Australia is currently at first position, India at second, England at third, South Africa at fourth and New Zealand at fifth position.

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