First On Net: ICC Test Rankings: Victorious India move to second spot
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18-11-2013, 08:52 AM
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ICC Test Rankings: Victorious India move to second spot
Mumbai, Nov 16: India have gained a place on the ICC Test Team Rankings table and moved to second after winning the two-Test series against the West Indies 2-0 today.
India had started the series in third position and a 2-0 win has put them in second position. This sets up an interesting two-Test series between number-one ranked South Africa and India to be played next month in Johannesburg and Durban. Guests cannot see images and links in the messages. Please register to forum by clicking Register Here to see images. Guests cannot see images and links in the messages. Please register to forum by clicking Register Here to see images. Indian players are seen after the win in Mumbai India had needed to win the series to move up the ICC Test Team Rankings table. India's innings and 126 runs win in the second and final Test today has helped them gain three ratings points to end at 119 ratings points, three ratings points ahead of England, who face fifth-ranked Australia in the five-Test series in Brisbane from 21 November. West Indies have retained their pre-series sixth-rank but has dropped four ratings points to finish at 95. West Indies are now six ratings points behind Australia and seven behind fourth-ranked Pakistan. Today, Sachin Tendulkar retired from international cricket after playing his 200th and final Test. He was part of the winning team against West Indies. ICC Test Team Rankings table (as on 16 November) (Read as Rank (+/-), Team, Rating (+/-)) 1 South Africa 131 2 (+1) India 119 (+3) 3 (-1) England 116 4 Pakistan 102 5 Australia 101 6 (-) West Indies 95 (-4) 7 Sri Lanka 88 8 New Zealand 75 9 Zimbabwe 34 10 Bangladesh 18 Read more at: http://www.thatscricket.com/news/2013/11...69932.html |
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25-11-2013, 09:46 PM
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RE: ICC Test Rankings: Victorious India move to second spot
Dubai, Nov 25: Cheteshwar Pujara retained his sixth position to be the highest-placed Indian batsman, while Virat Kohli also maintained his 20th spot in the in the latest ICC Test rankings issued, here on Monday.
Pujara and Kohli are the only two Indian batsmen to figure in the table, which is headed by South Africa's AB de Villiers. England captain Alastair Cook made a comeback to the top 10 after he moved up a place to be at 10th. Australia's David Warner, meanwhile, broke into the top 20 for the first time in his career as he has jumped 18 places to the 17th spot following his knock of 124 in the second innings of the Brisbane Test against England. In the Test bowlers' rankings, Ravichandra Ashwin and Pragyan Ojha remained at fifth and ninth spots, respectively but Zaheer Khan has slipped two places to be at 20th position. Dale Steyn of South Africa continues to rule the roost in the bowlers' list, followed by teammate Vernon Philander. Mitchell Johnson, the star of Australia's 381-run win over England in the first Ashes Test at Brisbane, made a return to top 20. Johnson finished with figures of four for 61 and five for 42 for which he has been rewarded with a jump of four places to be in the 19th position. For England, the biggest mover was Stuart Broad, who gained four places to be at seventh. In the all-rounders' chart, Ashwin continues to hold on to the top position. Read more at: http://www.thatscricket.com/news/2013/11...70017.html |
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