Indian captain Virat Kohli has again secured the number one chair in the ICC Test rankings. Former Test captain Steve Smith has performed poorly against Pakistan, following which his Test ranking has fallen. Also, Indian player Virat Kohli did well against Bangladesh, giving him several points advantage in the ICC Test rankings.
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Steve Smith, who returned after facing a one-year ban after ball-tampering in March 2018, performed brilliantly in the Ashes series against England. On his own, he regained the number one chair in his Test, but Virat Kohli has overtaken him once again. In the latest Test rankings released by the ICC, Virat Kohli is in first place with 928 points, while Steve Smith has dropped to second place with 923 points.
David Warner, who scored an unbeaten triple century in the day-night Test match against Pakistan at Adelaide ground, has gained 12 points. David Warner has climbed to fifth place after a long jump. On the other hand, England team captain Joe Root has joined the top 10 after scoring a double century against New Zealand. Joe Root has jumped 4 places to take the 7th position. At the same time, Indian batsmen Mayank Agarwal and Rohit Sharma have dropped out of the top 10 in the ICC Test rankings.
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Latest ICC Test Rankings (Batsman)
1) Virat Kohli (928)
2) Steve Smith (923)
3) Ken Williamson (877)
4) Cheteshwar Pujara (791)
5) David Warner (764)
6) Ajinkya Rahane (759)
7) Joe Root (752)
8) Marnus Labushane (731)
9) Henry Nicholas (726)
10) Dimuth Karunaratne (723)