Sunday, April 27, 2025

India eye third spot in Tests

Date:

Share post:

Dubai: India have a chance to move up to the third position in the ICC Test rankings when they face Australia in a four-match series starting on Dec 9.

India are presently at the sixth spot and a 4-0 victory margin would take them up to 107 ratings points, one behind second-placed Australia (117) while a 3-1 win see them jump to the fourth place.

They would join England on 104 points, but would be behind by a tiny 0.4 point when the ratings are calculated beyond the decimal point.

A 2-2 series draw would enable both sides to maintain their positions but Australia would drop to 114 while India will gain three points.

South Africa lead the standings with 124 points.

A 4-0 win for Australia would help them close the gap on South Africa to four ratings points, with India dropping to seventh, while a 3-1 margin would reduce the Proteas’ lead to six ratings points.

In Test rankings for batsmen, Cheteshwar Pujara (17th) was the highest-ranked Indian with Virat Kohli (27th) and Mahendra Singh Dhoni (30th) featuring among the top 30.

In the Test bowler rankings, Ravichandran Ashwin (12th) was the highest-ranked Indian with 710 points in a list headed by South Africa’s Dale Steyn (907). Ashwin is also second in the all-rounders rankings behind Shakib Al Hasan (398). (IANS)

Related articles

State Convention Centre, Shillong-o Rozgar Mela-ko ong·ata

SHILLONG: Union Minister of State for External Affairs and Textiles, Shri Pabitra Margherita, Chief Commissioner of Income Tax,...

Meghalaya Chief Minister Vatican-o Pope Francis-ko gopao dongpaa

SHILLONG: Meghalaya a·dokni Chief Minister, Conrad K. Sangma Sonibar salo Vatican songjinmao Pope Francis-ko gopao dongangpaaha. St Peter's Sqaure-o...

NEHU-o professor-ko dokani gimin AUSU rakgen jegalata

SHILLONG: NEHU-ni faculty member Hindi department-oni Dr. Alok Kumar Singh-ko uni an·tangni office chamber-o kragija dokako, Assam University...

Houses razed, scores detained in massive crackdown in J&K

Srinagar, April 26: Authorities in Kashmir have launched a massive crackdown on terrorists and their sympathisers in the...