India retain second spot in ICC Test rankings
- December 1, 2013, 1:57 pm
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DUBAI, Dec 01 (Online): Indian cricket team continued to be second in the ICC Test rankings with Ravichandran Ashwin topping the all-rounders' chart in the latest list issued on Sunday.
India is placed behind South Africa with 119 points, which are just 12 less than the Proteas' tally. The teams are set to clash in a two-Test and the ODI series starting December 5 in South Africa.
Cheteshwar Pujara is the best-placed Indian batsman at sixth with Virat Kohli following him at a distant 20th spot.
In the bowlers' list, R Ashwin is fifth, followed by Pragyan Ojha at ninth.
Meanwhile, New Zealand and the West Indies will begin their contest in a three-Test series from December 3 in Dunedin with an aim to improve their ratings points in the team standings, the ICC said in a statement.
For the West Indies, the series offers an opportunity to reduce the gap with fifth-ranked Australia. But this can only happen if they win the series by either a 2-0 or 3-0 margin.
If West Indies win the series by a 2-0 margin, they will gain two ratings points to end at 97, to thereby reduce the gap with fifth-ranked Australia to four ratings points.
A 3-0 series win, will give West Indies a gain of four ratings points, thereby reducing the gap with Australia to just two.
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