Australia retained the top spot in the ICC Test team rankings despite a crushing defeat to India in the opening match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. However, on Wednesday afternoon, ICC accidentally made an error on their website as it displayed India as the ranked one side displacing Pat Cummins and Co. at the top.
The ICC made the correction in the evening as it updated the list where Australia retained the top spot with a 126 rating points.
Earlier, the rankings suggested that India’s massive victory in the Nagpur Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy has seen the displace Australia at the top of the team rankings in the format.
The Indian men’s team is the world’s No. 1 in ODIs and T20Is as well.
Before the start of the ongoing four-match Test series against Australia, India were ranked second.
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India have now 115 rating points. England, who face New Zealand in a two-match Test series from Thursday, are third in this list with 106 rating points.
New Zealand are ranked fourth with 100 rating points while South Africa complete the top five with 85 rating points.
India defeated Australia by an innings and 132 runs inside three days of the Nagpur Test last week. Batting first, Australia were bowled out for 177 on the first day itself with Ravindra Jadeja taking a five-wicket haul.
India captain Rohit Sharma then led a strong start with the openers adding 76 runs. Rohit scored a century while Axar Patel and Jadeja peeled off half-century apiece.
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Todd Murphy took a seven-for on debut but India finished with 400-all out to take 223-run lead. In their second innings, Australia fared worse as Ravichandran Ashwin took over with a five-wicket haul of his own.
The tourists were blown away for 91 runs as India capped off a dominant show. The second Test of the series will get underway from February 17 in New Delhi.
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