India retain No.1 spot in ICC Test rankings

India has retained its number one spot and captain Virat Kohli remained static at second in the ICC rankings despite a dismal Test series against New Zealand.

 

India have 116 rating points, six more than New Zealand with third-placed Australia accumulating 108 points.

The ICC in a statement today said Kohli remains in the second position in the batting rankings despite a poor show in the just-concluded Test series against New Zealand in which he made 38 runs in four innings.

New Zealand opener Tom Blundell and his Indian counterpart Prithvi Shaw and debutant paceman Kyle Jamieson were among the biggest movers in the rankings, released



today.

Blundell was rewarded with a jump of 27 places to No. 46. Shaw, rose 17 places to No.76.

Australia's Steve Smith retained his top spot, holding a 25-point advantage over Kohli. Australia's Marnus Labuschagne jumped one spot to round off the top three, taking the place of New Zealand captain Kane Williamson.

 

Among bowlers, Tim Southee's Player of the Series-winning performance against India took him into the top five, with a jump of two places to No.4, while Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult returned to the top 10.

But the biggest gainer was Jamieson, who rose from No. 80 to 43.