JAMMU, Aug 17:The Indian cricket team climbed to No. 1 spot in the latest International Cricket Council (ICC) Test rankings after Sri Lanka blanked Australia 3-0 in the home series on Wednesday (August 17).
Sri Lanka whitewashed the three-match Test series against the No. 1 ranked Australian side with a 163-run victory on the fifth and final day of the third Test. Consequently, the visitors slipped to the third spot with 108 rating points, four behind India's 112.
To retain the No.1 rank, though, India will now have to win the final Test of their ongoing four-match Test series in West Indies, which begins in Port of Spain on Thursday (August 18). Their failure to win the fourth Test will propel Pakistan to the top spot for the first time
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