India is currently ranked fourth with 107 rating points in the most recent ICC Test rankings.
India’s Test team has embarked on a new chapter under the direction of Shubman Gill, according to the ICC Test Rankings. Following their 2-2 draw with England and their victory against the West Indies in the first Test, many people anticipated that India would rise in the ICC Test rankings.
Nevertheless, Team India has dropped out of the top three for the first time in many years in spite of these outcomes.
India Falls to Fourth Position
India is currently ranked fourth with 107 rating points in the most recent ICC Test rankings.
They were unable to return to the top three despite their victory over the West Indies in the first Test match in Ahmedabad, which marginally boosted their total. Only one more rating point will be awarded to India even if Shubman Gill’s team wins the forthcoming second Test.
ICC Test rankings: Australia Firm is number one.
With 30 games played, Australia leads the rankings with 124 points, followed by South Africa (115) and England (112). Pakistan (78) and Sri Lanka (88) are in sixth and seventh place, respectively, in the meantime.
Can India Take Back the Top Spot?
After their white-ball tour of Australia, India will play South Africa in November in their next red-ball match. For India’s attempt to return to the top three in Test cricket, the Proteas series may be essential.
In the first series, India defeats the Windies.
India won the first Test at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad by an impressive innings and 140 runs, giving them a resounding 1-0 lead in the two-match Test series against the West Indies. On Day 3, right after lunch, the visitors’ second innings ended with just 146 runs.
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With a century and four wickets in the second innings to ensure India’s resounding victory, Ravindra Jadeja was the standout player.
India had already declared their first innings with 448/5, while the West Indies had only achieved 162 runs in their opening match, giving up a massive advantage of 286 runs.
The second innings saw West Indies struggle once more and fall far short of India’s total. The tone for the series has been established by Shubman Gill’s youthful Indian team with this resounding victory. The Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi will host the second and final Test starting on October 10.