Indian Skipper Virat Kohli is grabbed the other personal milestone as he became the No.1 Test batsman. He has overtaken Steve Smith to become the new No.1 MRF Tyres ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmen. He is the seventh Indian batsman to top the list of world’s best test batsmen.
India lost its first test match against England by 31 runs but Kohli successfully managed to earn 31 points by scoring 149 and 51. Steve Smith became held the top place since December 2015 who got banned for 1 year ban for his role in ball tempering scandal.
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Apart from Kohli, C.Pujara and Lokesh Rahul are also in the list of 20 batsmen with 6th and 19th rank respectively. Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Gautam Gambhir, Sunil Gavaskar, Virender Sehwag and Dilip Vengsarkar India batsmen to h achieve number-one rankings during their careers.
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In the bowlers’ table, India off-spinner R. Ashwin has gained 14 points following his four for 62 and three for 59. M. Shami is on the 19th place in the list. India’s Ravindra Jadeja and R. Ashwin are in the list of top five all-rounders of the world with 2nd and 4th rank respectively.
India is to place its second test against England on August 9.
