India continue to be No.1 in ICC Test Rankings

August 15 (CRICKETNMORE) - India continue to be No.1 test team in latest released ICC Rankings. The clean sweep by India over Sri Lanka in the 3 test series helped them in gaining two points in latest ICC Test Team Rankings India now reach 125 points, increasing its lead over South Africa to 15 points. 

England hosts the West Indies for a three-Test series starting Thursday, which it may have to win in order to remain in third position, depending on the results of a two-Test series between Bangladesh and Australia that starts later this month but ends earlier on 8 September. Australia will go up to 101 points if it wins the series 2-0.

Rank Team              Points

1          India                125 (+2)

2          South Africa   110

3          England           105

4          Australia          100

5          New Zealand    97

6          Pakistan            93

7          Sri Lanka           90 (-1)

8          West Indies       75

9          Bangladesh       69

10        Zimbabwe         00

Indian Cricketers with their Wives

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IANS