File image of Indian captain Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja.© AFP
The Indian cricket team climbed to the No. 1 spot in the ICC rankings on Wednesday afternoon after the official website of the game’s governing body showed that Rohit SharmaThe team led by K had overtaken Australia in the latest team rankings. In fact, India ranked no. 1 spot in ODI and T20I formats as well. The news was widely covered by the Indian media. However, at around 7 PM IST, the ICC website showed that Australia is the No. 1 Test side while India is No. 2. India continues to be ranked No. 1 in T20Is and ODIs.
Here is a screenshot of the ICC site, which shows India as the No. 1 team in Tests. Earlier, India (115) was four ratings points ahead of Australia (111) in the Test rankings.
Now, here is the screenshot of the updated ICC website page on rankings. It has not yet been officially announced why the ranking was changed. Now, Australia is on top with 126 rating points while India still has 115 rating points.
left arm spinner Ravindra JadejaMaking a successful comeback after almost five months out due to a knee injury, he has moved up 16th position thanks to his player-of-the-match winning effort in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series-opener.
The spin duo troubled Australia in the first Test, sharing 15 wickets between them as India won by an innings of 132 runs inside three days.
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