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New Zealand's Williamson Becomes Top Test Batsman, Overtakes Kohli And Smith

By AFP News December 31, 2020 • 11:42 AM View: 2363

New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson has overtaken Australia's Steve Smith and India captain Virat Kohli to be the number one Test batsman in the world in the latest ICC rankings released Thursday.

Williamson leaped from third to first after his player-of-the-match effort leading the Black Caps to a 101-run victory over Pakistan this week, scoring 129 in the first innings and a rapid 21 in the second when New Zealand were building a lead before declaring.

TAGS ICC Test Rankings Steve Smith Virat Kohli Kane Williamson

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